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  2. Lydia of Thyatira - Wikipedia

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    The name, "Lydia", meaning "the Lydian woman", by which she was known indicates that she was from Lydia in Asia Minor. Though she is commonly known as "St. Lydia" or even more simply "The Woman of Purple," Lydia is given other titles: "of Thyatira," "Purpuraria," and "of Philippi ('Philippisia' in Greek)."

  3. List of names for the biblical nameless - Wikipedia

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    Appears in the Bible at: Genesis 4:22; Gen. 7:7 Daughter of Lamech and Zillah and sister of Tubal-cain (Gen. iv. 22). According to Abba ben Kahana, Naamah was Noah's wife and was called "Naamah" (pleasant) because her conduct was pleasing to God.

  4. Lydian religion - Wikipedia

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    The temple of Artemis in Sardis, capital of Lydia. The early Lydian religion exhibited strong connections to Anatolian as well as Greek traditions. [2]Although Lydia had been conquered by the Persian Achaemenid Empire in c. 547 BC, native Lydian traditions were not destroyed by Persian rule, and most Lydian inscriptions were written during this period.

  5. Lydia (name) - Wikipedia

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    Lydia is a Biblical given name: Lydia of Thyatira, businesswoman in the city of Thyatira in the New Testament's Acts of the Apostles. She was the apostle Paul's first convert in Philippi and thus the first convert to Christianity in Europe. Lydia hosted Paul and Silas after their release from prison.

  6. Confession inscriptions of Lydia and Phrygia - Wikipedia

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    GOD: He takes the first sin away with a sheep, partridge and mole; THEODOROS: Second sin. Although I was a slave of the gods at Nonos, I had sex with Ariagne, the monaulia (virgin priestess). [6] GOD: He takes away with a piglet and tuna. THEODOROS: Third sin. I had sex with Arethusa, the monaulia. GOD: He takes aways with a chicken, sparrow ...

  7. List of women in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Asherah - Consort of God (wife of El), Yahweh. 1 Kings and 2 Kings; Ashtoreth – Ancient Near Eastern goddess that mentioned in Judges, 1 Kings, and 2 Kings; Atarah – second wife of Jerahmeel. I Chronicles [20] Athaliah – Queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for five years. II Kings, II ...

  8. Croesus - Wikipedia

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    Croesus also continued the good relations between Lydia and the sanctuary of the god Apollo in Delphi on continental Greece first established by his great-great-grandfather Gyges and maintained by his father Alyattes, and just like his ancestors, Croesus offered the sanctuary rich presents in dedication, including a lion made of gold and ...

  9. Lydia - Wikipedia

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    Lydia (Ancient Greek: Λυδία, romanized: Ludía; Latin: Lȳdia) was an Iron Age kingdom situated in the west of Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis.