Peter moved here and there among them all, and it happened that in the course of his tours he came down to visit the saints who stayed at Lydda.

And all the inhabitants of Lydda and Saron saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

When the disciples heard that Peter was at Lydda (for Joppa is not far from Lydda), they sent two men to beg him to "Come on to us without delay."