Places of the Bible

Damascus

Aram (modern Syria) · both · 55 verses

Damascus was the chief city of Aram (Syria), set in a fertile plain watered by rivers east of the Anti-Lebanon range. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The name appears in Genesis, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 12 more in the King James text.

About Damascus

Damascus was the chief city of Aram (Syria), set in a fertile plain watered by rivers east of the Anti-Lebanon range. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Its place in the story

Damascus was the capital of the Aramean kingdom that fought many wars with Israel. Naaman, its commander, was healed of leprosy through the prophet Elisha. The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Amos spoke oracles concerning Damascus.

Damascus in Scripture (KJV)

“And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.”
Genesis 14:15 (KJV)
“And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?”
Genesis 15:2 (KJV)
“And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.”
2 Samuel 8:5 (KJV)
“Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.”
2 Samuel 8:6 (KJV)
“And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.”
1 Kings 11:24 (KJV)
“Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,”
1 Kings 15:18 (KJV)
“And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:”
1 Kings 19:15 (KJV)
“And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.”
1 Kings 20:34 (KJV)

Damascus is named 55 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

On the road to Damascus, Saul the persecutor met the risen Jesus and was transformed into the apostle Paul.

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Where is Damascus in the Bible?

Damascus was the chief city of Aram (Syria), set in a fertile plain watered by rivers east of the Anti-Lebanon range. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The name appears in Genesis, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 12 more in the King James text.

What happened at Damascus?

Damascus was the capital of the Aramean kingdom that fought many wars with Israel. Naaman, its commander, was healed of leprosy through the prophet Elisha. The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Amos spoke oracles concerning Damascus.

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