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The Dake Study Notes are the same notes found in Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible. Written by Rev. Finis Jennings Dake (1902–1987) and first published in 1963, it is a monumental achievement, the product of over 100,000 hours of Bible study over 43 years. It includes over 35,000 notes and comments (more than any other study Bible), over 500,000 cross-references in the notes, summaries of...

a [many days in Joppa] Taking advantage of the revival among the people by this resurrection he continued to teach and preach Christ. If the “many days” here mean what they do in the note at Acts 9:23, then he was a pastor here for about three years. b [tanner] A person who dealt in hides, whether of clean or unclean animals, was held in contempt by the Jews. Thus, Peter did not stay with the “millionaires” of Joppa, but lived in a humble abode. First Period of the Christian Church:
Acts 9:43