Pertanyaan: 151. Siapa itu Lydia?
Dia disebutkan dalam Kisah Para Rasul 16:15 dan merupakan penduduk Thyatira, sebuah kota yang terkenal dengan pewarna ungu. Dia tampaknya seorang pengusaha, terlibat dalam penjualan barang-barang berwarna, dan dia jelas memiliki usaha yang luas, karena dia mampu menampung rombongan misionaris. Dia adalah seorang penganut agama Yahudi, tetapi menjadi seorang pengikut dalam pelayanan Paulus.
Question: 151. Who Was Lydia?
She is mentioned in Acts 16:15 and was a resident of Thyatira, a city celebrated for its purple dyes. She seems to have been a business woman, engaged in the sale of dyed goods, and she evidently had an extensive establishment, as she was able to accommodate the missionary party. She was a proselyte to the Jewish faith, but became a believer under Paul's ministry.