Also known as: Aram-Damascus
Modern name: Damascus, Syria
The road to Damascus is synonymous with dramatic conversion. Paul's encounter with the risen Christ transformed him from Christianity's greatest persecutor into its greatest missionary.
One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities and capital of ancient Syria (Aram). Damascus is most famous in the New Testament as the destination where Saul of Tarsus was converted to Christianity on the road leading to it.
The road to Damascus is synonymous with dramatic conversion. Paul's encounter with the risen Christ transformed him from Christianity's greatest persecutor into its greatest missionary.
Latitude
33.5138°
Longitude
36.2765°
Known today as: Damascus, Syria
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