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Damascus
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Damascus
In Scripture (58 references)
Genesis
2 Samuel
1 Kings
1 Kings 11:24 He gathered men to himself, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah. They w... 1 Kings 15:18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the ... 1 Kings 19:15 Yahweh said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, anoint H... 1 Kings 20:34 Ben Hadad said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore. You shall m...
2 Kings
2 Kings 5:12 Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I ... 2 Kings 8:7 Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. He was told, “The man of God has c... 2 Kings 8:9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty... 2 Kings 14:28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he ... 2 Kings 16:9 The king of Assyria listened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, ... 2 Kings 16:10 King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Da... 2 Kings 16:11 Urijah the priest built an altar. According to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Urijah ... 2 Kings 16:12 When the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king came near to the altar, a...
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 16:2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of Yahweh’s house and of the king’s house,... 2 Chronicles 24:23 At the end of the year, the army of the Syrians came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jeru... 2 Chronicles 28:5 Therefore Yahweh his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They struck him, and carr... 2 Chronicles 28:23 For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which struck him. He said, “Because the gods of the kings...
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Isaiah 7:8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephrai... Isaiah 8:4 For before the child knows how to say, ‘My father,’ and, ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the... Isaiah 10:9 Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?” Isaiah 17:1 The burden of Damascus. “Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it will be a ruinous ... Isaiah 17:3 The fortress shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria. They...
Jeremiah
Jeremiah 49:23 Of Damascus: “Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil news. They have melted away.... Jeremiah 49:24 Damascus has grown feeble, she turns herself to flee, and trembling has seized her. Anguish and sorr... Jeremiah 49:27 “I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.”
Ezekiel
Ezekiel 27:18 “ ‘ “Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks, by reason of the multitude of ... Ezekiel 47:16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer H... Ezekiel 47:17 The border from the sea, shall be Hazar Enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward i... Ezekiel 47:18 “The east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan;... Ezekiel 48:1 “Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entranc...
Amos
Amos 1:3 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishme... Amos 1:5 I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him who ho... Amos 3:12 Yahweh says: “As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, s... Amos 5:27 Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh, whose name is the God...
Zechariah
Acts
Acts 9:2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the W... Acts 9:3 As he traveled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him. Acts 9:8 Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, ... Acts 9:10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Anani... Acts 9:19 He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus. Acts 9:22 But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that thi... Acts 9:27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord... Acts 22:5 As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters... Acts 22:6 As I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light shone around me... Acts 22:10 I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will b...
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2 Corinthians
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