# Connecting Statement:

Here the story shifts from Saul to a new part of the story about Peter.

# Now it came about

This phrase is used to mark a new part of the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-newevent]])

# throughout the whole region

This is an generalization for Peter's visiting the believers in many places in the region of Judea, Galilee, and Samaria. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])

# he came down

The phrase "came down" is used here because Lydda is lower in elevation than the other places where he was traveling.

# Lydda

Lydda is a city located about 18 kilometers southeast of Joppa. This city is called Lod in the Old Testament and in modern Israel.