Aram / Syria · Today: Damascus, Syria
Damascus in the Bible
Damascus is Aram's capital and a long-standing rival to Israel, the city Naaman comes from, and the destination Saul never reaches as a persecutor — stopped on its road and led in blind.
Verses mentioning Damascus
69 occurrences across 55 verses in the King James Version.
- Acts 22:11
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
Read in context - Acts 26:12
Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
Read in context - Acts 26:20
But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Read in context - 2 Corinthians 11:32
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
Read in context - Galatians 1:17
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
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