Dorcas “abounded in good deeds and gifts of mercy. ” She evidently made many garments for needy widows and others, and this greatly endeared her to them.
बायबलमध्ये तिच्या पतीचा उल्लेख आढळत नाही, त्याअर्थी त्या वेळी ती बहुधा अविवाहित असावी.