How to Pronounce Lydda

What does Lydda mean?

Lydda means “Lydia, a standing pool”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Lydda?

A town in the tribe of Ephraim, mentioned only in the New Testament (Acts 9:32, 35, 38) as the scene of Peter’s miracle in healing the paralytic AEneas. It lay about 9 miles east of Joppa, on the road from the sea-port to Jerusalem. In the Old Testament (1 Chr. 8:12) it is called Lod. It was burned by the Romans, but was afterwards rebuilt, and was known by the name of Diospolis. Its modern name is Ludd. The so-called patron saint of England, St. George, is said to have been born here.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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