A town not mentioned in the Bible until the return from the Babylonian Exile (Ezra 2:33), though its inclusion in a list of the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmosis III testifies to its antiquity. It is situated between Jerusalem and Joppa, about 12 miles (19 km) from the latter. Its main importance lies in its role in Roman and Byzantine times. According to the NT the apostle Peter went to Lydda to visit believers who lived there (Acts 9:32). There he healed Aenas who had been paralyzed for eight years. In the time of Constantine, St. George, patron saint of England, was martyred at Lydda, and his shrine was venerated from the 4th century.

Concordance
I Chr 8:12. Ezra 2:33. Neh 7:37; 11:35. Acts 9:32, 35, 38

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