A town (called Lod in the OT) in the fertile plain of Sharon along an eastern branch of the ancient international highway the Via Maris. This location gave Lydda a certain strategic and commercial importance. Rebuilt by the Benjaminites (1Chr 8:12), it became one of the places resettled after the return from exile (Ezra 2:33; Neh 7:37; Neh 11:35). An early Christian community lived in Lydda, and there Peter healed the paralyzed man Aeneas (Acts 9:32-35).
1Chr 8:12
12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its towns,
Ezra 2:33
33Of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
Neh 7:37
37Of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.
Neh 11:35
35Lod, and Ono, the valley of artisans.
Acts 9:32-35
The Healing of Aeneas
32Now as Peter went here and there among all the believers, he came down also to the saints living in Lydda.33There he found a man named A ... View more
