Lydda (modern Lod, Israel)

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ancient city archaeological site biblical city historical settlement populated place in Israel

Lydda (modern Lod, Israel) is an ancient city in central Israel historically significant as a major crossroads of trade and early Christianity.

Aliases (2)

Lydda ×61
Lydda (Lod), Israel ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city → archaeological site → biblical city → historical settlement → populated place in Israel →
ancientName	Diospolis → Lod →
ancientPopulation	Christian community in Byzantine period → Jewish community in Second Temple period → Muslim community in Early Islamic period →
associatedWithSaint	Saint George →
biblicalReference	1 Chronicles 8:12 → Acts 9:32–35 → Ezra 2:33 → Nehemiah 7:37 →
country	Israel →
distanceFrom	approximately 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv → approximately 40 km northwest of Jerusalem →
hasAirportNearby	Ben Gurion International Airport →
hasChurch	Church of Saint George, Lod →
hasModernName	Lod →
historicalPeriod	Byzantine period → Crusader period → Early Islamic period → Ottoman period → Roman period → Second Temple period →
historicalRole	major crossroads of trade in antiquity → regional administrative center in various empires →
languageHistoricallySpoken	Arabic → Aramaic → Greek → Hebrew →
locatedIn	Central District, Israel → central Israel →
locatedNear	Ben Gurion Airport →
locatedNorthwestOf	Jerusalem →
locatedOn	ancient Via Maris corridor region → ancient trade routes between Egypt and Syria →
locatedSoutheastOf	Tel Aviv →
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles → Hebrew Bible → New Testament →
modernMunicipalityStatus	city in Israel →
modernNameOfficial	Lod →
region	Shfela (Judean lowlands) →
religiousTradition	Christianity → Islam → Judaism →
roleInChristianity	site of Peter’s healing of Aeneas →
significance	important center of early Christianity → site of early Christian pilgrimage →
underRuleOf	Abbasid Caliphate → British Mandate of Palestine → Byzantine Empire → Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem → Mamluk Sultanate → Ottoman Empire → Roman Empire → State of Israel → Umayyad Caliphate →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
St George →	birthPlace
Saint George of Lydda ("Lydda (Lod), Israel") →	majorShrine