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# Now it came about
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This phrase is used to mark a new part of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])
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# throughout the whole region
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This is an generalization for Peter's visiting the believers in many places in the region of Judea, Galilee, and Samaria. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# he came down
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The phrase "came down" is used here because Lydda is lower in elevation than the other places where he was traveling.
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# Lydda
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Lydda is a city located about 18 kilometers southeast of Joppa. This city was called Lod in the Old Testament and in modern Israel.
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