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Damascus Scripture - 2 Kings 16:12

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

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Damascus in Naves Topical Bible

An ancient city Ge 14:15; 15:2 -Capital of Syria 1Ki 20:34; Isa 7:8; Jer 49:23-29; Eze 47:16,17 -Laid under tribute to David 2Sa 8:5,6 -Besieged by Rezon 1Ki 11:23,24 -Recovered by Jeroboam 2Ki 14:28 -Taken by king of Assyria 2Ki 16:9 -Walled Jer 49:27; 2Co 11:33 -Garrisoned 2Co 11:32 -Luxury in Am 3:12 -Paul's experiences in Ac ...

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Damascus Scripture - Ezekiel 47:17

And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And [this is] the north side....

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Damascus in Smiths Bible Dictionary

one of the most ancient and most important of the cities of Syria. It is situated 130 miles northeast of Jerusalem, in a plain of vast size and of extreme fertility, which lies east of the great chain of Anti-Libanus, on the edge of the desert. This fertile plain, which is nearly circular and about 30 miles in diameter, is due to the river Bar...

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Damascus Scripture - 1 Kings 15:18

Then Asa took all the silver and the gold [that were] left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,...

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Damascus in Easton's Bible Dictionary

activity, the most ancient of Oriental cities; the capital of Syria (Isa. 7:8; 17:3); situated about 133 miles to the north of Jerusalem. Its modern name is Esh-Sham; i.e., "the East." The situation of this city is said to be the most beautiful of all Western Asia. It is mentioned among the conquests of the Egyptian king Thothmes III. (B....

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Damascus Scripture - Ezekiel 47:18

And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel [by] Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And [this is] the east side....

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