Albert Barnes Commentary Acts 9:32

"And it came to pass, as Peter went throughout all parts, he came down also to the saints that dwelt at Lydda." — Acts 9:32 (ASV)

To the saints. To the Christians.

Which dwelt at Lydda. This town was situated on the road from Jerusalem to Caesarea Philippi. It was about fifteen miles east of Joppa, and belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.

It was called by the Greeks Diospolis, or city of Jupiter, probably because a temple was at some period erected to Jupiter in that city. It is now so entirely ruined that it has become a miserable village.

Since the crusades, it has been called St. George by the Christians, because it was the scene of the martyrdom of a saint of that name. Tradition says that in this city the emperor Justinian erected a church.

The phrase all quarters in this context may also be rendered "all parts."