Aeneas of Lydda

When was Aeneas active?

Aeneas of Lydda is dated fl. c. 35 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Aeneas in the Apostolic Age (AD 4–70). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Aeneas?

Aeneas of Lydda is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Luke and John Chrysostom. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Aeneas from?

The archive associates Aeneas of Lydda with Lydda.

Who were Aeneas’ contemporaries?

The archive links Aeneas of Lydda to 2 other figures, including Simon Peter and Tabitha (Dorcas). Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

“And there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said to him, Æneas, Jesus Christ makes you whole: arise, and make your bed. And he arose immediately.” … And why did he not wait for the man’s faith, and ask if he wished to be healed? In the first place, the miracle served for exhortation to many … For the man was notable. “Arise, and make your bed:” he does well to give a proof of the miracle: for they not only released men of their diseases, but in giving the health they gave the strength also.