Town in Benjamin. 1 Chronicles 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37; Nehemiah 11:35 . In the N.T. it is called LYDDA, where AEneas the paralytic was healed by Peter. It is said to be nigh to Joppa. The distance is about ten miles if the identification be correct. Acts 9:32,35,38 . Identified with Ludd, 31 57' N, 34 54' E , at which place there is now a station on the railway from Jaffa to Jerusalem.
Originally published with the title A New and Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish (London), the Morrish Bible Dictionary is more than a dictionary of Bible words.Wikipedia
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