Person

Lydia

Gender:: Female
Verse mentions:: 4

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.

Source: Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Lydia's Conversion Paul and Silas released Second Missionary Journey

Appears in 4

Reference	Verse
Genesis 36:22	And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
1 Chronicles 1:39	And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.
Acts 16:14	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	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.

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