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