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Lydia (1)
        (land of Lydus), a maritime province in the west of Asia Minor bounded by Mysia on the north, Phrygia on the east, and Caria on the south. It is enumerated among the districts which the Romans took away from Antiochos the Great after the battle of Magnesia in B.C. 190, and transferred to Eumenus II. king of Pergamus. Lydia is included in the "Asia" of the New Testament.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'lydia (1)' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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