And it came to pass, &c.— And as Peter was making a general visitation; Heylin. Now it came to pass that Peter making a progress, &c. As St. Peter had gone formerly through the metropolis and other towns of Samaria to plant or water Christianity, so during this peaceful interval he revisited theseveral churches in Judea and Galilee, to rectify their disorders, to instruct them further, and to impart the Holy Spirit to the new converts. Among other places he went down to Lod or Lydda, a town of Phoenicia, situated in the tribe of Ephraim, lying between Azotus and Caesarea. It was afterwards called Diospolis, and was about one day's journey distant from Jerusalem. There were several celebrated Jewish schools there, and the great Sanhedrim sometimes met near it. Saron or Sharon, which is connected with it, Acts 9:35 was not a town, but a large, fruitful, and well inhabited valley, which lay near Lydda, and is said to have extended from mount Tabor to the lake of Tiberius, and from Caesarea to Joppa. Compare 1 Chronicles 27:29. Isaiah 33:9; Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 65:10.
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Acts 9:32
32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.