Damascus


Your nose is like a tower of Lebanon, which looks toward Damascus. (Song of Solomon 7:4)

History

War of Nine Kings

When Abram campaigned to rescue Lot, he went in pursuit as far as Dan, divided his forces against Chedorlaomer's men by night, defeated them, pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus, and recovered all the possessions, women, people, and his kinsman Lot. (Genesis 14)

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After receiving the Davidic covenant, the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. David defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates. When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David stuck down 22,000 of their men. Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute.

(2 Samuel 8:3-12)

The chief Aramean city, home to kings Ben-hadad and Hazael.

(The ESV Study BibleTM, English Standard Version (ESV) by Crossway Bibles, 2007. Page 1461)

The Shulammite's beloved compares her nose to a tower of Lebanon, which looks toward Damascus. (Song of Solomon 7:4)

Jeremiah prophesied that Damascus has weakened and her young men and soldiers shall be destroyed. (Jeremiah 49:23-27)

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