acts 9:43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.

acts 9:43 And it came about that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain tanner, Simon.

43. with one Simon a tanner--a trade regarded by the Jews as half unclean, and consequently disreputable, from the contact with dead animals and blood which was connected with it. For this reason, even by other nations, it is usually carried on at some distance from towns; accordingly, Simon's house was "by the seaside" (Ac 10:6). Peter's lodging there shows him already to some extent above Jewish prejudice.

acts 9:43 And it came about that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain tanner, Simon.

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