Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lydia"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Lydia
(1.) Ezek. 30:5 (Heb. Lud), a province in the west of Asia
Minor, which derived its name from the fourth son of Shem (Gen.
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 (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. (See {THYATIRA}.)
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Lydia
n : an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a
powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546
BC [syn: {Lydia}]
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