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      • At the end of chapter 9, Peter stays in Joppa at the home of Simon “the Tanner” (v. 43). It is significant that Peter would accept hospitality from Simon since the occupation of leather-worker (a tanner, βυρσεύς) was considered to be unclean by the Pharisees.
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  2. Feb 16, 2013 · At the end of chapter 9, Peter stays in Joppa at the home of Simon “the Tanner” (v. 43). It is significant that Peter would accept hospitality from Simon since the occupation of leather-worker (a tanner, βυρσεύς) was considered to be unclean by the Pharisees.

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  3. Why was Peter staying with a tanner poignant and significant? Peter would not have been predisposed to stay with Simon because Jewish law deemed tanners unclean. Why?

  4. Jul 5, 2021 · Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon. (Acts 9:40b-43) This miracle glorified God and changed many lives, including Peter’s. For fourteen years, Peter had been entrusted with converting Jews. (See Galatians 2.)

  5. Taken by Pompey B.C. 63, restored to the Jews by Cæsar 47, Jos., Ant., xiv., 4, 4; B. J., i., 7, 7, and Ant., xiv., 10, 6, and at length added to the kingdom of Herod the Great, Ant., xv., 7, 3; B. J., i., 20, 3, Joppa remained Jewish, imbued with all the fanatic patriotism of the mother-city, and in the fierce revolt of 66 A.D. Joppa still ...

  6. Jan 4, 2022 · Peter left with the men the next day to return to Cornelius, and several believers from Joppa went with them. It is possible that Simon the tanner was among them (verse 23). When Peter arrived at the home of Cornelius, he shared the gospel, and the entire household was saved.

  7. Jul 17, 2024 · Peter left with the men the next day to return to Cornelius, and several believers from Joppa went with them. It is possible that Simon the tanner was among them (verse 23). When Peter arrived at the home of Cornelius, he shared the gospel, and the entire household was saved.

  8. Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon. Cornelius Calls for Peter - At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. He and all ...