The Illustrated Bible Dictionary
COLLECTION The Christians
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
in Palestine, from various causes, suffered from poverty. Paul awakened an interest in them among the Gentile churches, and made pecuniary collections in their behalf (Acts 24:17; Romans 15:25, 26; 1 Corinthians 16:1-3; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Galatians 2 : 10 ).
