Lydda
| Lod (He) (ar) | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Israel | ||||||||||||||
| District | Center District | ||||||||||||||
| Creation Date | Chalcolithic | ||||||||||||||
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| Mayor | Ilan Harari | ||||||||||||||
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Lod (in Hebrew : , in Arabic : - Greco-Latin is a city in the Middle District of Israel. This is one of the oldest cities in the country.
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Bronze Age
The first written record of the city of Lod appears in the Bronze Age ( -2400 - -1400 ) in a list of cities Canaanite conquisent by Thutmose III at Karnak in the fifteenth century century Iron Age Until the First Temple period, one finds no mention of the city of Lod. Archaeological remains of the Iron Age , however, show that the city was still inhabited. This fact also explains that the name of the town is preserved for a long period. According to Jewish tradition, the city of Lod, was fortified since the days of Joshua son of Nun ( Babylonian Talmud , Megillah 4a ). The Chronicles attributes its foundation to the tribe of Benjamin : According to the book of Ezra (2:33), its inhabitants were deported to Babylon after the destruction of the Temple -586. In the Persian period, the city of Lod is attached to Samaria. Even after the conquest of the region by Alexander the Great in -333 , Lod remains Samaria. During the revolt of the Maccabees revolt , which erupted nearby in the town of Modi'in , the city was recaptured from the Greeks by Jonathan. It was then attached to Judea. This annexation is then confirmed by the Seleucid kings Alexander I Balas and Demetrius II Nicator. Lod is mentioned in messages sent by Demetrius I. Soter Demetrius II and Jonathan. Throughout the period Hasmonean Lod is a thriving city and keep its place as a central location in the plain. Roman rule begins on Lod -66 during the invasion of Judea by the troops of Pompey. In -48 , Lod is placed at the head of a district. In -43 , Cassius imposes heavy taxes on Syria and the neighboring provinces to finance its war against the heirs of Caesar. Hyrcanus II and Antipater failing to raise the sum required by Cassius, it enslaves the people of 4 cities of Judea, whose Lod . Two years later, Marc-Antoine , head of the Eastern Roman Empire, freeing the slaves, and it seems that residents of Lod return to their city. Under Herod , Lod remains an important center, and it seems there until the destruction of the Temple. Flavius Josephus describes it as At the beginning of the Great Jewish Revolt ( 66 - 73 ), Cestius Gallus march towards Jerusalem after suppressing the revolt in Galilee. It passes through Lod, it is empty because the people went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the Feast of Sukkot , and burned the town. Lod is taken by Vespasian during his military campaign in Judea, although the date of its conquest is not clearly established and it seems that it is rendered without a fight. In all cases, the spring 68 , Lod is out of the combat zone and it seems that many refugees are flocking to it. After the destruction of the Temple, several Jewish spiritual leaders are based in Lod. Among these wise, there are The Talmud ( TB treated Kiddushin 40b) explains the important decisions taken in Lod when Rabbi Tarfon and dined in the old attic of the house in Lod Nitzah. In the New Testament , Lydda is mentioned in connection with Peter, who healed a paralytic (Acts 9, 32-38). According to a hadith , is at the gate of Lod on the return of Jesus that it will kill the Antichrist. The Roman-Byzantine times, its name is Greek Diospolis. The town called Lydda before falling into the hands of Israeli forces during the operation Dani the summer of 1948 during the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-1949. The capture of Lydda (and Ramla , fell at the same time) accompanied by one of the largest massacres of the war. Over 250 people are executed after the fighting . In addition, from July 14 , Israeli forces expelled many inhabitants of Lydda (Lod) and Ramla surrounding areas, and push them on the road to Ramallah. Such evictions around 50 000 to 60 000 inhabitants on 80 000 . According to CBS the ethnic distribution of the city in 2007 was as follows: Lod is the largest railway hub in the country and is located near the international airport David Ben Gurion in Tel Aviv , formerly known as Lod Airport. It is located in Lod that the tomb of George of Lydda. The integration center of the Jewish Agency , the lead agency for the management of Jewish immigrants arriving in Israel, located in Lod. Period of the Second Temple
Roman-Byzantine Period
The conquest by Israel
Current Status
year population 1922 8 103 1946 18 250 1948 22 000 1960 19 000 1980 40 000 1990 43 000 2000 65 000 2005 66 599 Twinnings
References
Over 500 000 Jerusalem (claimed) 100 000 - 499 999 Tel Aviv Haifa Rishon Lezion Ashdod Petah Tikva Beersheva Netanya Holon Bnei Brak Bat Yam Ramat Gan Ashkelon Rehovot 50 000 - 99 999 Herzliya Kfar Saba Hadera Raanana Bet Shemesh Lod Nazareth Ramla Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut Eilat Nahariya
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