Encyclopedia entry
Rhoda
A rose, the damsel in the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark. She came to hearken when Peter knocked at the door of the gate (Acts 12:12-15).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(rose), the name of a maid who announced Peter’s arrival at the door of Mary’s house after his miraculous release from prison. (Acts 12:13) (A.D. 44.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Rhoda is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Acts 12:13
He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
Scripture on Rhoda
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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