Lod
Summary
A Benjamite town in the plain of Sharon, known in New Testament times as Lydda, where Peter healed Aeneas.
☩Old Testament References
Lod was built by Shemed, a Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:12), and lay in the plain of Sharon. The town is mentioned among those whose inhabitants returned from Babylon, with 725 men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono (Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37). It was located in the Shephelah, possibly in the 'valley of craftsmen' (Nehemiah 11:35), about ten miles from Joppa.
☩New Testament Lydda
In New Testament times, Lod was known by its Greek name Lydda. Here the apostle Peter visited 'the saints' and healed Aeneas, a man who had been paralyzed for eight years (Acts 9:32-35). From Lydda, Peter was summoned to nearby Joppa upon the death of Dorcas (Acts 9:38). The modern village of Ludd (or Lod) occupies the site, now a station on the railway from Jaffa to Jerusalem.
Related Verses5 mentions
References
- 1.James Orr (ed.), "Lod; Lydda," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 2.George Morrish, "Lod," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).