The country of the Ludim (Gen. 10:13), Northern Africa, a large tract lying along the Mediterranean, to the west of Egypt (Acts 2:10). Cyrene was one of its five cities.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Place
Libya
Name meaning: the heart of the sea; fat (Hitchcock)
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
This name occurs only in (Acts 2:10) It is applied by the Greek and Roman writers to the African continent, generally, however, excluding Egypt.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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