Paul’s Missionary World
Damascus
Damascus, Syria
WHAT HAPPENED HERE
Biblical story
The risen Jesus confronted Saul on the road to Damascus, and Ananias later welcomed him and restored his sight.
WHY IT MATTERS
Place in the Bible’s story
Damascus represents the transforming reach of grace and the redirection of a persecutor into a witness for Christ.
THEN & NOW
Understanding the location
Damascus remains one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities, though identifying particular first-century locations is difficult.
RELATED SCRIPTURE · KJV
Read it in the Bible
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12
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