Jesus was not the only individual in the Bible to raise the dead. Which of the apostles resurrected the almsgiver Dorcas in the city of Joppa?

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Peter. The story is recounted in Acts 9:36-42. Dorcas - an interpretation of the name Tabitha - "was full of good works and almsdeeds," but she fell ill, died, and was buried in Joppa. Peter was nearby in Lydda, so Dorcas's friends sent for him. He came, went into the tomb alone, "and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise.

Jesus was not the only individual in the Bible to raise the dead. Which of the apostles resurrected the almsgiver Dorcas in the city of Joppa?

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