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    Damascus

    dah-MAS-kus

    Meaning

    Well-watered place

    Aramaic origin · Boy · First in Genesis

    What it points to

    Represents the place of dramatic conversion and the moment everything changes.

    Verse · King James Version

    “As he neared Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.”

    Acts 9:3

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