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Phoebe
(radiant) the first and one of the most important of the Christian persons the detailed mention of whom nearly all the last chapter of the Epistle to the Romans. (A.D.55.) What is said of her, (Romans 16:1,2) is worthy of special notice because of its bearing on the question of the deaconesses of the apostolic Church.
In the Bible
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Verses where Phoebe is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Romans 16:1
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
Scripture on Phoebe
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Voices on Phoebe
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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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