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Sapphira
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Sapphira

The wife of Ananias, who shared in his deceit and met the same sudden judgement.

Role: Member of the early church
Lived: 1st century
Born: Jerusalem

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Death & legacy
BibleWife of Ananias, who repeated his lie about their gift and died as he had, three hours later.
Acts 5:7–10

Where in scripture

Acts
Acts 5:1Acts 5:10

Family

In their own words — 1 recorded saying

“And Peter said to her, Give me an answer: was this amount of money the price of the land? And she said, Yes, it was.” — Acts 5:8

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).

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