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Lydia in the Bible.

A woman of Thyatira, a "seller of purple," who dwelt in Philippi. The King James Version names Lydia in 4 verses, from Genesis 36:22 to Acts 16:40.

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Lydia’s own words.

Lydia speaks in 1 verse of the King James Version, all in Acts.

Her first words in the Bible
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
Acts 16:15 ›

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Who Lydia was.

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 (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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Lydia’s story.

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All 4 verses that name Lydia.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 36:22And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 1:39And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.

Acts 2

  • Acts 16:14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
  • Acts 16:40And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

Questions about Lydia.

Who was Lydia in the Bible?

A woman of Thyatira, a "seller of purple," who dwelt in Philippi. The King James Version names Lydia in 4 verses, from Genesis 36:22 to Acts 16:40.

Where does Lydia speak in the Bible?

In 1 verse of the King James Version, all in Acts. Her first words are in Acts 16:15.

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