Editing Lod (section)

==Religious references==
The Hebrew name Lod appears in the [[Hebrew Bible]] as a town of [[Tribe of Benjamin|Benjamin]], founded along with [[Ono, Benjamin|Ono]] by Shamed or Shamer (1 Chronicles 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37; 11:35). In {{bibleverse||Ezra|2:33|NKJV}}, it is mentioned as one of the cities whose inhabitants [[Return to Zion|returned]] after the [[Babylonian captivity]]. Lod is not mentioned among the towns allocated to the tribe of Benjamin in {{bibleverse||Joshua|18:11–28|NKJV}}.<ref>Exell, J. S. and Spencer-Jones, H. (eds), [https://biblehub.com/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/8.htm Pulpit Commentary on 1 Chronicles 8], biblehub.com. Accessed 8 February 2020.</ref> 

The name Lod derives from a [[Semitic root|tri-consonental root]] not extant in [[Northwest Semitic languages|Northwest Semitic]], but only in [[Arabic]] (“to quarrel; withhold, hinder”). An Arabic etymology of such an ancient name is unlikely (the earliest attestation is from the [[Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid]] period).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Marom |first=Roy |date=2023 |title=Early-Ottoman Palestinian Toponymy: A Linguistic Analysis of the (Micro-)Toponyms in Haseki Sultan's Endowment Deed (1552) |url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0cs6f5k5 |journal=Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins |language=en |volume=139 |issue=2}}</ref> 

In the [[New Testament]], the town appears in its Greek form, Lydda,<ref>''Bible Dictionary'', "Lydda"</ref><ref>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, "Lod; Lydda"</ref><ref>Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/216/mode/1up 216]</ref> as the site of [[Saint Peter|Peter]]'s healing of [[Aeneas (biblical figure)|Aeneas]] in {{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Acts|chapter=9|verse=32|range=–38}}.<ref>"Lod," ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 2009. "And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda", Acts 9:32–38</ref>

The city is also mentioned in an Islamic [[hadith]] as the location of the battlefield where the false messiah ([[al-Masih ad-Dajjal]]) will be slain before the [[Day of Judgment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missionislam.com/nwo/signsdajjal.htm |title=Signs of the Appearance of the Dajjal |publisher=Missionislam.com |access-date=12 March 2013}}</ref>