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     * to Damascus.
     # 19:15; 20:34; Ge 14:15; Ac 9:2|
     * in Damascus.
       Damascus, called also Damesk, but generally El Sham, by the
       Arabs, is situated in a delightful plain, well watered by the
       Barrada, at the eastern foot of Antilibanus, being surrounded
       by the hills in the form of a triumphal arch, 136; miles N. of
       Jerusalem, 195; S. of Antioch, and 276; S. S. W. of Diarbekir.
       It is a city of the highest antiquity, being at least as
       ancient as the time of Abraham:  it has been often captured,
       and several times demolished, but has always risen to
       splendour and dignity.  The modern town is described by
       Maundrell as of a long, straight figure, it ends pointing
       nearly N. E. and S. W.  It is very slender in the middle, but
       swells bigger at each end, especially at that to the N. E.
       According to Niebuhr, the walls are something less than a
       league and half in circumference; and the population is
       estimated at from 100,000; to 150,000