Bible Location

Lod

Meaning: nativity; generation · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available

Lod was a town in the coastal plain associated with Benjamin and with post-exilic resettlement. It is important because it remained part of the inhabited landscape west of Jerusalem after the return from exile. First appears in 1 Chr 8:12.1

Place meaning

nativity; generation

Coordinates

31.95, 34.90

First appears

1 Chr 8:12

AI summary: Lod appears in the Bible less through dramatic narrative than through continuity of settlement. Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah all remember it within the restored population and town lists, which means it remained a meaningful part of the rebuilt community's geographic world. Its position in the plain also gave it practical importance within the corridor between the hill country and the coast. The cross references present Lod as a durable town of restoration-era life and regional continuity.1

Place meaning

nativity; generation

Latitude

31.95

Longitude

34.90

Bible references

4