Lydda: A town in the tribe of Ephraim, mentioned only in the New Testament
(Acts 9:32,35,38) as the scene of Peter's miracle in healing the
paralytic AEneas. It lay about 9 miles east of Joppa, on the road
from the sea-port to Jerusalem. In the Old Testament
(1 Chronicles 8:12) it is
called Lod. It was burned by the Romans, but was afterwards rebuilt,
and was known by the name of Diospolis. Its modern name is Ludd. The
so-called patron saint of England, St. George, is said to have been
born here.
