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<p> Lyd´ia, a woman of Thyatira, 'a seller of purple,' who dwelt in the city of [[Philippi]] in [[Macedonia]] . [[Lydia]] was not by birth a Jewess, but a proselyte, as the phrase 'who worshipped God' imports. She was converted by the preaching of Paul; and after she and her household had been baptized, she pressed the use of her house so earnestly upon him and his associates, that they were constrained to accept the invitation. The Lydians were famous for the art of dyeing purple vests, and Lydia, as a 'seller of purple,' is supposed to have been a dealer in vests so dyed, rather than in the dye itself. </p> | Lydia Person <ref name="term_16105" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Lyd´ia, a woman of Thyatira, 'a seller of purple,' who dwelt in the city of [[Philippi]] in [[Macedonia]] . [[Lydia]] was not by birth a Jewess, but a proselyte, as the phrase 'who worshipped God' imports. She was converted by the preaching of Paul; and after she and her household had been baptized, she pressed the use of her house so earnestly upon him and his associates, that they were constrained to accept the invitation. The Lydians were famous for the art of dyeing purple vests, and Lydia, as a 'seller of purple,' is supposed to have been a dealer in vests so dyed, rather than in the dye itself. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_16105"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/lydia+person Lydia Person from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_16105"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/lydia+person Lydia Person from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:35, 15 October 2021
Lydia Person [1]
Lyd´ia, a woman of Thyatira, 'a seller of purple,' who dwelt in the city of Philippi in Macedonia . Lydia was not by birth a Jewess, but a proselyte, as the phrase 'who worshipped God' imports. She was converted by the preaching of Paul; and after she and her household had been baptized, she pressed the use of her house so earnestly upon him and his associates, that they were constrained to accept the invitation. The Lydians were famous for the art of dyeing purple vests, and Lydia, as a 'seller of purple,' is supposed to have been a dealer in vests so dyed, rather than in the dye itself.
