Dorcas was likely a prosperous woman, either through marriage or inheritance. The ways in which she would have helped the poor likely included charitable donations of food, clothing and money.1 We know for certain that she made clothing for widows (Acts 9:39).
36 Il y avait à Joppé, parmi les disciples, une femme nommée Tabitha, ce qui signifie Dorcas: elle faisait beaucoup de bonnes œuvres et d'aumônes.