Town
Lydda
Also called Lod
Identified site. Scholarly consensus identifies this site.
- Ancient name
- Lydda
- Modern location
- Lod · Israel
- Location
- Identified site
Editorial summary
Peter came down to the saints at Lydda and healed Aeneas, who had been paralyzed for eight years. Because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples at Joppa sent for him there when Tabitha died.
What happened here
1Aeneas healed at Lydda
Going throughout those parts, Peter came down to the saints at Lydda and found Aeneas, who had been bedridden and paralyzed for eight years. Peter told him that Jesus Christ healed him, and he got up at once; all who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
People here
2On these journeys
Scripture
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Location certainty
Scholarly consensus identifies this site.
- Coordinates
- 31.9500° N, 34.9000° E