a woman of Thyatira, a seller of purple, who dwelt in the city of
Philippi, in Macedonia. She was converted to the faith by St. Paul, and
both she and her family were baptized. She offered her house to the
Apostle, and pressed him to abide there so earnestly, that he yielded to
her entreaties. She was not a Jewess by birth, but a proselyte, Acts
xvi, 14, 15, 40.
2. LYDIA, an ancient celebrated kingdom of Asia Minor, which, in the
time of the Apostles, was reduced to a Roman province. Sardis was the
capital.
Philippi, in Macedonia. She was converted to the faith by St. Paul, and
both she and her family were baptized. She offered her house to the
Apostle, and pressed him to abide there so earnestly, that he yielded to
her entreaties. She was not a Jewess by birth, but a proselyte, Acts
xvi, 14, 15, 40.
2. LYDIA, an ancient celebrated kingdom of Asia Minor, which, in the
time of the Apostles, was reduced to a Roman province. Sardis was the
capital.