2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Lydda 
  a  town  in  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  mentioned  only  in  the  New 
  Testament  (Acts  9:32,  35,  38)  as  the  scene  of  Peter's  miracle  in 
  healing  the  paralytic  AEneas.  It  lay  about  9  miles  east  of 
  Joppa,  on  the  road  from  the  sea-port  to  Jerusalem.  In  the  Old 
  Testament  (1  Chr.  8:12)  it  is  called  Lod.  It  was  burned  by  the 
  Romans,  but  was  afterwards  rebuilt,  and  was  known  by  the  name  of 
  Diospolis  Its  modern  name  is  Ludd.  The  so-called  patron  saint 
  of  England,  St  George,  is  said  to  have  been  born  here 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Lydda,  Lydia,  a  standing  pool 
 

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