Damascus
It is on the way to Damascus that Saul converts: "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?".[1]
Inhabitants
Ananias (Abel called Ananias), Joseph called Barnabas.
Description
During a stop at Gerasa, the wealthy merchant Misace explains to Jesus the strategic location of this city:“The Romans have realised its importance, on this road which from the Red Sea, that is, from Egypt goes to the Euxine Sea through Damascus.”[2]
Where is it mentioned in the work?
GRM 287.4
GRM 390.1
GRM 499;3
Learn more about this place
It is on the road to Damascus, where he was going to persecute Christians, that Paul of Tarsus (Saul), struck down by Jesus, converts. He is baptized there by Ananias. He will later pass through several times.
The city is mentioned thirteen times in the Acts of the Apostles,[3] once in the 2nd letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians,[4] and once in the letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians.[5]
Excerpt from the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel According to Maria Valtorta, by Jean-François Lavère:
Capital of Syria, Damascus has been inhabited since the 4th millennium before Jesus Christ.
Damascus was a destination or a stop for countless caravans, as confirmed elsewhere by another merchant: "I come from Petra, Lord. I carry goods coming from the Red Sea as far as Damascus".[6]
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• 33° 30’ 44’’ N / 36° 17’ 54’’ E
• +680m