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Where is Lod in the Bible?

Lod, also known as Lydda, was an ancient city located in the territory of Benjamin in central Palestine, in the region that corresponds to modern-day Israel between Jerusalem and the coastal plain. The city is mentioned in the Old Testament books of Ezra and Nehemiah as a settlement rebuilt after the Babylonian exile, demonstrating its importance as a population center in post-exilic Judea. In the New Testament, Lod gains particular significance through the account in Acts 9:32-35, where the apostle Peter healed a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed for eight years, leading many in the region to believe in Jesus Christ. This healing miracle at Lod represents an important early expansion of the gospel beyond Jerusalem into the surrounding territories.