Acts 16:14

And a certain isha, by the name Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, of the city of Thyatira, a yirat Elohim, was listening, and Hashem opened her lev (heart) to pay attention to the things being spoken by Rav Sha'ul.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

In Context

13And on Shabbos, we went outside the sha'ar to a river where there was a mikveh mayim, supposing there we would find a minyan davening, and having sat down, we were speaking with the nashim who had assembled.

15And when she was given the Moshiachʼs tevilah of teshuva along with all her household, she said, If you have judged me ne'emanah to Hashem, enter into my bais and stay there. And she prevailed upon us.

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Cross References

Psalms 110:3Thy + 110:3 Moshiachʼs Messianic people, willing in the Day of thy + 110:3 Moshiachʼs called up Army, 1 will be arrayed in the splendor of kodesh (holiness); 1 from the womb of the dawn, 1 cometh to thee + 110:3 Moshiach thy young men + 110:3 cf Isa 53:10 as the tal (dew). + 110:3 Rv 19:14 1

Isaiah 50:5Adonoi Hashem hath opened Mine ozen (ear), 1 and I was not rebellious, 1 neither did I turn back. + 50:5 cf. Gn 3:8 1

John 6:44No one is able to come to me unless HaAv Who sent me should draw him, and I will raise him up on the Yom HaAcharon. + 6:44 Jer 31:3; Hos 11:4

Acts 8:27And having got up, Philippos went. And, hinei, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, a court official of the Kandake of the Ethiopians! He was over all of her Otzrot (treasury) and had come worshipping to Yerushalayim, + 8:27 Ps 68:31; 87:4; Zeph 3:10; Isa 56:3-5; 1Kgs 8:41-43

Acts 11:21The hand of Adonoi was on them and a large number, having had emunah, turned to Moshiach Adoneinu.

Romans 9:16So then, it is not a matter of the one who wills or the one who runs. It is a matter of the YAD HASHEM HACHANINAH (the hand of the G-d of gracious, free mercy).

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:7-16

Paul Invited into Macedonia; The Conversion of Lydia. 6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. 8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 10 And after he had seen the vision,… Read the whole commentary →

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