{"id":11538,"date":"2024-11-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11538"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:16:41","slug":"lydia-meaning-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/lydia-meaning-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0415\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0438 \u041b\u0438\u0434\u0438\u044f \u0432 \u0411\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0438? \u0414\u0430, \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u041f\u0430\u0432\u043b\u043e\u043c \u0432 \u0415\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes. Lydia was a seller of purple cloth from the city of Thyatira who heard Paul preach at Philippi, was baptized with her household and took Paul and his companions into her home (Acts 16:14\u201315, 40). Her name is Greek and means &quot;from Lydia,&quot; a region of western Asia Minor. Who was Lydia in the Bible? Lydia appears in Acts 16, on Paul&#039;s second missionary journey. In a vision at Troas Paul saw &quot;a man of Macedonia&quot; begging him, &quot;Come\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Lydia, a seller of purple cloth from Thyatira, was baptized by Paul at Philippi and hosted him (Acts 16). Her Greek name means &quot;from Lydia.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-11538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4055,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/the-purple-enigma-its-biblical-symbolism-explained\/","url_meta":{"origin":11538,"position":0},"title":"What Purple Means in the Bible: It Means Money","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"30 \u043c\u0430\u044f, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Purple in the Bible means money first. 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