Lydia: 1.
(Ezekiel 30:5) (Heb. Lud), a province in the west of Asia Minor,
which derived its name from the fourth son of Shem
(Genesis 10:22)
It was bounded on the east by the greater Phrygia, and on the
west by Ionia and the AEgean Sea.
2. A woman of Thyatira, a "seller of purple," who dwelt in Philippi
(Acts 16:14,15) She was not a Jewess but a proselyte. The Lord
opened her heart as she heard the gospel from the lips of Paul
(Acts 16:13) She thus became the first in Europe who embraced
Christianity. She was a person apparently of considerable
wealth, for she could afford to give a home to Paul and his
companions.
