Paul's first convert in Europe; she was a Gentile attracted to Judaism; possibly a freedwoman and a widow; she sold purple‐dyed cloth, and was sufficiently well‐off to give Paul and Silas hospitality at Philippi (Acts 16: 15, 40).
Citation for Lydia
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"Lydia." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 25, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1171>.
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"Lydia." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1171 (accessed May 25, 2013).