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Damascus (58 Occurrences)
... It was the native place of Abraham's steward (15:2). It is not again noticed till
the time of David, when "the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer ...
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Syria-damascus (1 Occurrence)
Syria-damascus. << Syriadamascus, Syria-damascus. Syriamaachah >>.
Multi-Version Concordance Syria-damascus (1 Occurrence). ...
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Rezin (11 Occurrences)
... to attack Damascus, and this caused Rezin to withdraw for the purpose of
defending his own kingdom. Damascus was taken, and Rezin ...
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Aretas (1 Occurrence)
... Aretas, taking advantage of the complications of the times on account of the death
of the Emperor Tiberius (AD 37), took possession of Damascus (2 Corinthians ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/aretas.htm - 11k

Tiglathpileser (3 Occurrences)
... Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day." Still later
we find Pekah forming a coalition with Rezin, king of Damascus, into which ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/tiglathpileser.htm - 11k

Tiglath-pileser (6 Occurrences)
... Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day." Still later
we find Pekah forming a coalition with Rezin, king of Damascus, into which ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/tiglath-pileser.htm - 12k

Damask (1 Occurrence)
... hangings. 4. (n.) Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings
or water of such steel. 5. (n.) A deep pink or rose color. ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/damask.htm - 7k

Zobah (15 Occurrences)
...Damascus, however, came to the rescue and fresh resistance was made, but a complete
rout followed and great spoil fell to the victor, as well as access to the ...
biblethesaurus.org/z/zobah.htm - 15k

Abanah (1 Occurrence)
... American) ABANAH (Revised Version, margin Amanah)): Mentioned in 2 Kings 5:12, along
with the PHARPAR (which see), as one of the principal rivers of Damascus. ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/abanah.htm - 8k

Ben-ha'dad (26 Occurrences)
... into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of
Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, that dwelt at Damascus, saying: (See ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/ben-ha'dad.htm - 14k

Urijah (29 Occurrences)
... (1.) A high priest in the time of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:10-16), at whose bidding he
constructed an idolatrous altar like one the king had seen at Damascus, to be ...
biblethesaurus.org/u/urijah.htm - 16k

Ben-hadad (27 Occurrences)
... (3.) King of Damascus, and successor of his father Hazael on the throne of Syria
(2 Kings 13:3, 4). His misfortunes in war are noticed by Amos (1:4). ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/ben-hadad.htm - 16k

Tiglath (3 Occurrences)
... He is first mentioned in Scripture, however, as gaining a victory over Pekah,
king of Israel, and Rezin of Damascus, who were confederates. ...
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Eliezer (14 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary God his help. (1.) "Of Damascus," the "steward" (RV,
"possessor") of Abraham's house (Genesis 15:2, 3). It was probably he who headed ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/eliezer.htm - 15k

Pileser (3 Occurrences)
... He is first mentioned in Scripture, however, as gaining a victory over Pekah,
king of Israel, and Rezin of Damascus, who were confederates. ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/pileser.htm - 9k

Plans (55 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 16:10 King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria,
and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/plans.htm - 20k

Pharpar (1 Occurrence)
... Swift, one of the rivers of Damascus (2 Kings 5:12). ... This river empties itself
into the lake or marsh Bahret Hijaneh, on the east of Damascus. ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/pharpar.htm - 7k

Copy (18 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 16:10 Then King Ahaz went to Damascus for a meeting with Tiglath-pileser,
king of Assyria; and there he saw the altar which was at Damascus; and King ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/copy.htm - 13k

Arpad (6 Occurrences)
... 13), also Arphad, support, a Syrian city near Hamath, along with which it is invariably
mentioned (2 Kings 19:13; 18:34; Isaiah 10:9), and Damascus (Jeremiah 49 ...
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Abana (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Stony (Hebrews marg. "Amanah, " perennial), the
chief river of Damascus (2 Kings 5:12). Its modern name ...
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Pekah (11 Occurrences)
... Syria, and some minor potentates, the list being taken from a roll of the
subject-princes who attended a court and paid tribute after the fall of Damascus. ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/pekah.htm - 19k

Ananias (11 Occurrences)
... (2.) A Christian at Damascus (Acts 9:10). ... He was "a devout man according to the law,
having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt" at Damascus (22:12). ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/ananias.htm - 19k

Uri'ah (32 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 16:10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria,
and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the ...
biblethesaurus.org/u/uri'ah.htm - 15k

Hobah (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Hiding-place, a place to the north of Damascus, to which
Abraham pursued Chedorlaomer and his confederates (Genesis 14:15). Int. ...
biblethesaurus.org/h/hobah.htm - 7k

Hadadezer (18 Occurrences)
... battle. The Syrians of Damascus, who had come to help Hadadezer, were also
routed, and Damascus was made tributary to David. All ...
biblethesaurus.org/h/hadadezer.htm - 15k

Benhadad (24 Occurrences)
... (3.) King of Damascus, and successor of his father Hazael on the throne of Syria
(2 Kings 13:3, 4). His misfortunes in war are noticed by Amos (1:4). Int. ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/benhadad.htm - 28k

Journeying (36 Occurrences)
... Acts 9:3 And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly
he saw a light from heaven shining round him; (BBE DBY). ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/journeying.htm - 17k

Journeyed (111 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 9:3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there
shined round about him a light from heaven: (KJV ASV WBS RSV). ...
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Garden (68 Occurrences)
... 21:18 Esther 1:5; Esther 7:7, 8 Nehemiah 3:15 2 Kings 25:4; Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah
52:7). They are enclosed with walls of mud blocks, as in Damascus, or stone ...
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Traveled (104 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Acts 9:3 As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus,
and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him. (WEB). ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/traveled.htm - 32k

Rezon (3 Occurrences)
... Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, on the occasion of his being defeated by David, he
became the "captain over a band" of marauders, and took Damascus, and became ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/rezon.htm - 9k

Damascenes (1 Occurrence)
... DAMASCENES. dam-a-senz', dam'-a-senz ten polin Damaskenon, ("the city of the
Damascenes"): The inhabitants of Damascus under Aretas the Arabian are so called ( ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/damascenes.htm - 7k

Silk (4 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Hebrews demeshek, "damask," silk cloth manufactured
at Damascus, Amos 3:12. AV, "in the corner of a bed ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/silk.htm - 12k

Hadrach (1 Occurrence)
... made two expeditions, the first against Damascus BC 773, and the second
against Hadrach BC 772; and again that Asshurdanin-il II. ...
biblethesaurus.org/h/hadrach.htm - 7k

Hazael (23 Occurrences)
... He had been sent by his sick sovereign to inquire of the prophet Elisha, who was
then in Damascus, whether he should recover of his sickness or not. ...
biblethesaurus.org/h/hazael.htm - 23k

Street (54 Occurrences)
... The street called "Straight" at Damascus (Acts 9:11) is "a long broad street, running
from east to west, about a mile in length, and forming the principal ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/street.htm - 26k

Kir (11 Occurrences)
... A wall or fortress, a place to which Tiglath-pileser carried the Syrians captive
after he had taken the city of Damascus (2 Kings 16:9; Amos 1:5; 9:7). Isaiah ...
biblethesaurus.org/k/kir.htm - 17k

Chains (100 Occurrences)
... Acts 9:2 went to the High Priest and begged from him letters addressed to the
synagogues in Damascus, in order that if he found any believers there, either men ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/chains.htm - 39k

Aramaeans (49 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 8:5 And when the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king
of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand of the Aramaeans. ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/aramaeans.htm - 23k

Jehoahaz (22 Occurrences)
... 3. Israel and Syria: Specially did Israel suffer during this reign from the
continuance of the hostility of Damascus (2 Kings 13:3, 4, 22). ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoahaz.htm - 23k

Syrians (63 Occurrences)
... The most important of the divisions of Aram in Old Testament times was Aram-dammesek,
the Syria of Damascus, which sometimes dominated all of the other ...
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Arameans (61 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 8:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah,
David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. (See JPS NAS NIV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/arameans.htm - 26k

Ben (40 Occurrences)
... into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of
Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying, (WEB ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/ben.htm - 20k

Cyrus (20 Occurrences)
... 22, etc.): 1. Genealogy of Cyrus 2. His Country, Ansan or Anzan 3. His Origin
(Herodotus) 4. His Origin (Xenophon) 5. His Origin (Nicolaus of Damascus) 6. His ...
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Hadad (38 Occurrences)
... into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of
Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying, (WEB ...
biblethesaurus.org/h/hadad.htm - 21k

Forces (123 Occurrences)
... 14:15 And separating his forces by night, he overcame them, putting them to flight
and going after them as far as Hobah, which is on the north side of Damascus...
biblethesaurus.org/f/forces.htm - 39k

Ahaz (42 Occurrences)
... Notwithstanding the remonstrances and warnings of Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah, he appealed
for help against Rezin, king of Damascus, and Pekah, king of Israel ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/ahaz.htm - 43k

Jehoash (28 Occurrences)
... 3. Assyria and Damascus: An interesting light is thrown by the annals of Assyria
on the circumstances which may have made these victories of Jehoash possible. ...
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Prisoners (170 Occurrences)
... Acts 9:2 And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus,
so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/prisoners.htm - 38k

Helbon (1 Occurrence)
... hel'-bon (chelbon; Chelbon, Chebron): A district from which Tyre received supplies
of wine through the Damascus market (Ezekiel 27:18); universally admitted to ...
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Trade (33 Occurrences)
... There was no exit to the West from the great caravan center Damascus, there was
virtually no exit landward from the great maritime centers Tyre and Sidon, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/trade.htm - 40k

Aram (130 Occurrences)
...Damascus became at length the capital of the several smaller kingdoms comprehended
under the designation "Aram" or "Syria.". Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/aram.htm - 40k

Zabadaeans
... has "Nabateans"): According to 1 Maccabees 12:31, an Arabian tribe, defeated and
spoiled by Jonathan after his victory in Hamath and before he came to Damascus...
biblethesaurus.org/z/zabadaeans.htm - 7k

Nabathaeans
... defeated and slain in the battle of Kana (Josephus, Ant, XIII, xv, 1-2; BJ, I, iv,
7-8). Consequently, Aretas III seized Coele-Syria and Damascus and gained ...
biblethesaurus.org/n/nabathaeans.htm - 11k

Nabataeans
... defeated and slain in the battle of Kana (Josephus, Ant, XIII, xv, 1-2; BJ, I, iv,
7-8). Consequently, Aretas III seized Coele-Syria and Damascus and gained ...
biblethesaurus.org/n/nabataeans.htm - 11k

Northern (18 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 47:17 And the border from the sea hath been Hazar-Enan, the border of Damascus,
and Zaphon at the north, and the border of Hamath: and 'this is' the ...
biblethesaurus.org/n/northern.htm - 12k

Lake (45 Occurrences)
... East of Damascus on the edge of the desert there are saltish lakes in which the
water of the rivers of Damascus (see 2 Kings 5:12) is gathered and evaporates. ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/lake.htm - 24k

Letters (51 Occurrences)
... Acts 9:2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he
found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/letters.htm - 23k

Goldsmith (6 Occurrences)
... In Damascus there is a goldsmiths' quarter where the refining, casting and beating
of gold are still carried on, probably in much the same way as in Solomon's ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/goldsmith.htm - 12k

Garrisons (6 Occurrences)
... Garrisons (6 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 8:6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus;
and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. ...
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Workmanship (15 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 16:10 King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria,
and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/workmanship.htm - 11k

Wares (23 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 8:9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every
good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/wares.htm - 15k

Intending (24 Occurrences)
... It was, too, from them that I received letters to the brethren in Damascus, and
I was already on my way to Damascus, intending to bring those also who had fled ...
biblethesaurus.org/i/intending.htm - 13k

Ituraea (1 Occurrence)
... It is bounded on the east by Trachonitis, on the south by Gaulanitis, on the
west by Hermon, and on the north by the plain of Damascus. Int. ...
biblethesaurus.org/i/ituraea.htm - 10k

Fled (181 Occurrences)
... It was, too, from them that I received letters to the brethren in Damascus, and
I was already on my way to Damascus, intending to bring those also who had fled ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/fled.htm - 38k

Flashed (12 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 9:3 But on the journey, as he was getting near Damascus, suddenly
there flashed round him a light from Heaven; (WEY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Tig'lath-pile'ser (3 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 16:10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria,
and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/tig'lath-pile'ser.htm - 7k

Twenty-two (26 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 8:5 And when the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king
of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand of the Aramaeans. ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/twenty-two.htm - 14k

Troop (28 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 11:24 He gathered men to him, and became captain over a troop, when David
killed them of Zobah : and they went to Damascus, and lived therein, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/troop.htm - 16k

Tabeel (2 Occurrences)
... (1) The father of the man whom the kings of Israel and Damascus planned to place
upon the throne of Judah (Isaiah 7:6). The form of the name Tabhe'el, suggests ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/tabeel.htm - 101k

Ruinous (4 Occurrences)
... (See JPS). Isaiah 17:1 The burden of Damascus: "Behold, Damascus is taken away from
being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/ruinous.htm - 7k

Rivers (81 Occurrences)
... Rivers of Damascus. The Abana and Pharpar (2 Kings 5:12). ... 2 Kings 5:12 Aren't Abanah
and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/rivers.htm - 32k

Rebels (20 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 11:24 He gathered men to him, and became captain over a troop, when David
killed them of Zobah : and they went to Damascus, and lived therein, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/rebels.htm - 12k

Enan (9 Occurrences)
... 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. ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/enan.htm - 9k

Decapolis (3 Occurrences)
... to which the Christians fled just before the destruction of Jerusalem), Philadelphia
(ancient Rabbath-ammon), Gerasa, Dion, Canatha, Raphana, and Damascus. ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/decapolis.htm - 10k

Details (4 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 16:10 Then King Ahaz went to Damascus for a meeting with Tiglath-pileser,
king of Assyria; and there he saw the altar which was at Damascus; and King ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/details.htm - 7k

Detailed (3 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 16:10 And king Ahaz goeth to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Asshur 'at' Damascus,
and seeth the altar that 'is' in Damascus, and king Ahaz sendeth unto ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/detailed.htm - 7k

Model (9 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 16:10 King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria,
and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/model.htm - 10k

Marauding (3 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 11:24 He gathered men to him, and became captain over a troop, when David
killed them of Zobah : and they went to Damascus, and lived therein, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/marauding.htm - 7k




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