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Damascus

Damascus (Biblical Place • 33.519°N, 36.313°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:15 , Gen 15:2 , 2 Sam 8:5 , 2 Sam 8:6 , 1 Kgs 11:24 , 1 Kgs 15:18 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles—Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Damascus (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:15 , Gen 15:2 , 2 Sam 8:5 , 2 Sam 8:6 , 1 Kgs 11:24 , 1 Kgs 15:18 .) Syria (region. Referenced in Judg 10:6 , 1 Kgs 10:29 , 1 Kgs 11:25 , 1 Kgs 15:18 , 1 Kgs 19:15 .) Straight (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 9:11 (identified with Damascus ).) Decapolis (region. Referenced in Matt 4:25 , Mark 5:20 , Mark 7:31 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Tel Dan Stele ( House of David Inscription ) — Broken 9th-century BC basalt stele discovered at Tel Dan in 1993–1994 containing an Old Aramaic victory inscription of King Hazael of Aram -Damascus that explicitly references the ' House of David ' (bytdwd) alongside Kings Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah .

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Isaiah 17:1 : "The burden of Damascus . Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap."; 2 Kings 16:11 : "And Uriah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Uriah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus."; Isaiah 7:8 : "For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.". Related canonical books and chapters: Amos (Old Testament • 9 Chapters), Isaiah 8 ( Isaiah • Chapter 8 (22 verses)), 2 Chronicles 28 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 28 (27 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Damascus
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Biblical Place • 33.519°N, 36.313°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:15 , Gen 15:2 , 2 Sam 8:5 , 2 Sam 8:6 , 1 Kgs 11:24 , 1 Kgs 15:18 .

Syria
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Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E

region. Referenced in Judg 10:6 , 1 Kgs 10:29 , 1 Kgs 11:25 , 1 Kgs 15:18 , 1 Kgs 19:15 .

Straight
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Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 9:11 (identified with Damascus ).

Decapolis
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Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E

region. Referenced in Matt 4:25 , Mark 5:20 , Mark 7:31 .

Aram-zobah
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Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ps 60:1 (identified with Damascus ).

Beth-eden
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Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Amos 1:5 (identified with Damascus ).

Hadrach
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Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 9:1 (identified with Damascus ).

Amos
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Old Testament • 9 Chapters

Amos (Old Testament, 9 chapters). Key figures: Amos, Jacob/Israel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Judah , Joash , Esau ( Edom ). Key places: Tekoa , Zion , Jerusalem , Carmel , Damascus , Gilead . Opens with: "The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa , which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah , and in the days o..."

Isaiah 8
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Isaiah • Chapter 8 (22 verses)

Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz. And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, a... Mentions: Zechariah , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Damascus , Samaria , Assyria , Shiloah , Jerusalem .

2 Chronicles 28
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 28 (27 verses)

Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem : but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father: For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel , and made also molten images for Baalim. Moreover he ... Mentions: Ahaz , David , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zichri , Jerusalem , Syria , Damascus , Ephraim , Samaria .

Zechariah
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 14 Chapters

Zechariah (Old Testament, 14 chapters). Key figures: Zechariah, Berechiah , Iddo , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Joshua . Key places: Jerusalem , Zion , Babylon , Shinar , Hadrach , Damascus . Opens with: "In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah , the son of Iddo the proph..."

1 Kings 19
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1 Kings • Chapter 19 (21 verses)

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Abel , Baal , Horeb , Damascus , Syria .

Interactive 3D Epigraphic Scan • 2 Kings 8–9

Broken 9th-century BC basalt stele discovered at Tel Dan in 1993–1994 containing an Old Aramaic victory inscription of King Hazael of Aram - Damascus that explicitly references the ' House of David ' (bytdwd) alongside Kings Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah .

Isaiah
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 66 Chapters

Isaiah (Old Testament, 66 chapters). Key figures: Jeshaiah (Isaiah), Judah , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah . Key places: Jerusalem , Zion , Sodom , Gomorrah , Lebanon , Bashan . Opens with: "The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings o..."

1 Kings 15
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1 Kings • Chapter 15 (34 verses)

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah . Three years reigned he in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was ... Mentions: Judah , David , Rehoboam , Asa , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Kidron , Ramah 1 , Syria , Damascus .

2 Corinthians
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New Testament • 13 Chapters

2 Corinthians (New Testament, 13 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Abram/Abraham . Key places: Corinth , Achaia , Asia , Macedonia , Troas , Damascus . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth , with all the saint..."

Judith 15
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Judith • Chapter 15 (13 verses)

And when they that were in the tents heard, they were amazed at the thing that was come to pass. And trembling and fear fell upon them, and no man dared abide any more in the sight of his neighbor, but rushing out with one accord, they fled into every way of the plain and of the ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Asshur , Jerusalem , Gilead , Galilee , Damascus .

Galatians
99% New Testament
New Testament • 6 Chapters

Galatians (New Testament, 6 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Galatia , Jerusalem , Arabia , Damascus , Syria , Cilicia . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)..."

Galatians 1
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Galatians • Chapter 1 (24 verses)

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ , and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia : Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, James ( Jacob ), Galatia , Jerusalem , Arabia , Damascus , Syria .

The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 12 (53 verses)

And Jonathan saw that the time served him, and he chose men, and sent them to Rome , to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with them. And to the Spartans, and to other places, he sent letters after the same manner. And they went to Rome , and entered into the senate hou... Mentions: Jonathan , Judah , Abram/Abraham , Simon , Jacob/Israel , Rome, Jerusalem , Hamath , Damascus , Joppa .

2 Corinthians 11
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2 Corinthians • Chapter 11 (33 verses)

Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ . But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham , Macedonia , Achaia , Damascus .

Acts 9
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Acts • Chapter 9 (43 verses)

And Saul , yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest , And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusale... Mentions: Saul , Yeshua the Messiah , Judas , Jacob/Israel , Simon , Damascus , Jerusalem , Straight , Tarsus , Caesarea .

Acts 22
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Acts • Chapter 22 (30 verses)

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus , a city in Cilicia , yet brought up in this city a... Mentions: Saul , Yeshua the Messiah , Tarsus , Cilicia , Damascus , Jerusalem , Nazareth .

Acts 26
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Acts • Chapter 26 (32 verses)

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Saul , Moses , Jerusalem , Nazareth , Damascus .

1 Kings 20
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1 Kings • Chapter 20 (43 verses)

And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria , and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Syria , Samaria , Aphek 2 , Damascus .

2 Chronicles 24
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 24 (27 verses)

Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem . His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beer–sheba. And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest. And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he... Mentions: Joash, Judah , Jacob/Israel , Moses , David , Jerusalem , Syria , Damascus .

2 Chronicles 16
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 16 (14 verses)

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah , and built Ramah , to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah . Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of t... Mentions: Asa, Jacob/Israel , Judah, Dan , Abel , Ramah 1 , Syria , Damascus , Ijon .

2 Kings 8
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2 Kings • Chapter 8 (29 verses)

Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. And the woman arose, and did a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joram , Jehoshaphat , Judah , David , Damascus , Syria , Jerusalem , Edom , Zair .

Ezekiel 48
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Ezekiel • Chapter 48 (35 verses)

Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon , as one goeth to Hamath , Hazar–enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath ; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan . And by the border of Dan , from the... Mentions: Dan, Asher , Naphtali , Manasseh , Ephraim , Hethlon , Hamath, Damascus .

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

2 Kings 16
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2 Kings • Chapter 16 (20 verses)

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem , and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his fa... Mentions: Ahaz, Jotham , Judah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Syria , Elath , Assyria , Damascus .

2 Samuel 8
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2 Samuel • Chapter 8 (18 verses)

And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg–ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab , and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, ... Mentions: David, Moab , Moabites , Joram , Ammon , Rehob 3 , Zobah , Euphrates , Damascus .

Amos 1
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Amos • Chapter 1 (15 verses)

The words of Amos , who was among the herdmen of Tekoa , which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah , and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel , two years before the earthquake. And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion , and utter his voice ... Mentions: Amos , Jacob/Israel, Azariah (or Uzziah), Judah , Joash , Tekoa , Zion , Jerusalem , Carmel , Damascus .

Amos 3
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Amos • Chapter 3 (15 verses)

Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel , against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt , saying, You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. Can two walk togeth... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Ashdod , Samaria , Damascus .

Judith
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Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 16 Chapters

Judith ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 16 chapters). Key figures: Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ), Moab , Ammon , Asshur , Lud , Ishmael . Key places: Nineveh , Ecbatana , Euphrates , Tigris , Persia , Cilicia . Opens with: "IN the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned over the Assyrians in Nineveh , the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, who ..."

Amos 5
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Amos • Chapter 5 (27 verses)

Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel . The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. For thus saith the Lord God; The city that went out by a thousand shall leav... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Joseph , Gilgal 1 , Damascus .

Scripture Passages (24)

The burden of Damascus . Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

And Uriah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus : so Uriah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus .

For the head of Syria is Damascus , and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

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 .

Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria , and saw an altar that was at Damascus : and king Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus : and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus , and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.

And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus .

But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus , proving that this is very Christ .

Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus , saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.

In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia , and returned again unto Damascus .

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah , David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

And when the king was come from Damascus , the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah , David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

Hamath , Berothah , Sibraim , which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath ; Hazar–hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran .

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 ?

Then David put garrisons in Syria –damascus; and the Syrians became David 's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

Concerning Damascus . Hamath is confounded, and Arpad : for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.

Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.

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 .

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.

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