Women in the Gospels and Acts · The early church
Lydia
Seller of purple cloth from Thyatira
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Editorial summary
A worshiper of God who heard Paul by the riverside at Philippi. She and her household were baptized, and she welcomed the travelers into her home.
Scripture
Journeys
2Where their story unfolds
1From: Thyatira ()
Where they appear
1Lydia is baptized
On the Sabbath, by a riverside place of prayer outside the city, Lydia, a seller of purple from Thyatira, listened to Paul. She and her household were baptized, and she persuaded the travelers to stay at her house.