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Acts 9
On the road to Damascus Saul is struck by a light from heaven and hears Jesus ask, 'Why persecutest thou me?' Blinded, he is healed and baptized by Ananias and preaches Jesus in Damascus. Barnabas brings him to the apostles; Peter heals Aeneas and raises Tabitha.
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- Paul's RoadsPaul's RoadsOpen
- Paul's RoadsThe Damascus road (Early years) · Paul's RoadsOpen
- Paul's RoadsDamascus: over the wall (Early years) · Paul's RoadsOpen
- The Biblical Family TreePaul · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- The Bible Time MapPaul · The Bible Time MapOpen
- The Bible Time MapPaul on the Damascus road · The Bible Time MapOpen
- The Bible Time MapDamascus · The Bible Time MapOpen
- Paul's RoadsDamascus · Paul's RoadsOpen
- Paul's RoadsJerusalem: fifteen days with Peter (Early years) · Paul's RoadsOpen
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How sure can we be?
- Strongly supported
Damascus is located with confidence.
The site is identified by ancient sources and remains on the ground under the modern city; Pleiades 678106.
- Plausible
The Arabia stay falls within the 'many days' of Acts 9:23.
Galatians puts Arabia between the conversion and the return to Damascus; Acts 9:23 leaves a gap of 'many days' there. How long Paul stayed is unknown.
- Plausible
Paul probably sailed from Caesarea to Tarsus.
Acts 9:30 says they brought him down to Caesarea, a port, and 'sent him forth to Tarsus', which suggests a ship; Galatians 1:21 says he went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.