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Lodnoun
A city in Israel
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Lod (Hebrew: לוד, or fully vocalized לֹד; Arabic: اللد, romanized: al-Lidd or al-Ludd), also known as Lydda (Ancient Greek: Λύδδα), is a city 15 km (9+1⁄2 mi) southeast of Tel Aviv and 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephelah on the east and the coastal plain on the west. The city had a population of 77,223 in 2019.Lod is an ancient city, and Neolithic remains have been discovered there. It is mentioned few times in the Hebrew Bible and in the New Testament. Between the 5th century BCE and up until the late Roman period, the city was a prominent center for Jewish scholarship and trade. Around 200 CE, the city became a Roman colony and was renamed Diospolis (Ancient Greek: Διόσπολις, lit. 'city of Zeus'). Christian tradition identifies Lod as the 4th century martyrdom site of Saint George; the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George located in the city is believed to house his remains.Following the Arab conquest of the Levant, Lod served as the capital of Jund Filastin; however, a few decades later, the seat of power was transferred to Ramla, and Lod slipped in importance. Under Crusader rule, the city was a diocese of the Latin rite and it remains a titular see to this day.Lod underwent a major change in its population in the mid-20th century. Exclusively Palestinian Arab in 1947, Lod was part of the area designated for an Arab state in the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine; however, in July 1948, the city was occupied by the Israel Defense Forces, and most of its Arab inhabitants were expelled in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion from Lydda and Ramle. The city was largely resettled by Jewish immigrants, most of them expelled from Arab countries.Today, Lod is one of Israel's mixed cities, with an Arab population of 30%. Lod is one of Israel's major transportation hubs. The main international airport, Ben Gurion Airport, is located 8 km (5 miles) north of the city. The city is also a major railway and road junction.
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Lod
Lod is a mixed Jewish-Arab city 15 kilometers southeast of Tel Aviv in the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2011, it had a population of 74,000. The name is derived from the Biblical city of Lod. In 1948, after the Israeli conquest of al-Ludd, as it was known in Arabic, most of its Palestinian Arab inhabitants were expelled. The town was resettled by Jewish immigrants, most of them refugees from Arab countries, alongside 1,056 Arabs who remained. Lod is known today by its biblical name. Israel's main international airport, Ben Gurion International Airport is located on the outskirts of the city.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lod in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lod in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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If it's Jew or Arab, it's one blood, i want Lod to go back to how it was 40 or 50 years ago, how it was with coexistence with Jews.
This is too big for police, this is Kristallnacht in Lod.
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