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