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Bible Place Guide

Damascus in the Bible

Paul meets the risen Jesus on the road and begins his transformation. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationSouthwestern Syria, Syria
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs24

High confidence

Modern identification

Damascus - Southwestern Syria, Syria

Coordinates33.5111, 36.3064
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Acts 9:1-19Acts 22:6-16Acts 26:12-18Gen 14:15Gen 15:22 Sam 8:52 Sam 8:61 Kgs 11:241 Kgs 15:181 Kgs 19:151 Kgs 20:342 Kgs 5:122 Kgs 8:72 Kgs 8:92 Kgs 14:282 Kgs 16:92 Kgs 16:102 Kgs 16:112 Kgs 16:121 Chr 18:51 Chr 18:62 Chr 16:22 Chr 24:232 Chr 28:5

Why this place is in the atlas

Paul meets the risen Jesus on the road and begins his transformation.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Damascus Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Paul meets the risen Jesus on the road and begins his transformation. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a69c1d4, urlSlug: damascus, friendlyId: Damascus OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 33.511112, longitude: 36.30639, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Southwestern Syria Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences Acts 9:1-19, Acts 22:6-16, Acts 26:12-18, Gen 14:15 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes c. AD 30s: Paul's conversion/calling Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium