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Lydia Of Lydia
Lydia is a Greek name meaning of lydia. A seller of purple whose heart the Lord opened by a river, and the first convert in Europe named.
Meaning: Of LydiaOrigin: GreekStrong's: G3070In the KJV: 3 verses
Where the name comes from
Λυδία Lydía — Lydia, a Christian woman. Strong's G3070 derives it: properly, feminine of Ludios (of foreign origin) (a Lydian, in Asia Minor).
Lydia in Scripture
The name appears in 3 verses, first at Ezekiel 30:5.
Ezekiel 30:5 · KJV
Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
Acts 16:14 · KJV
And 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 16:40 · KJV
And 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.
Who bore the name
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