Etymology?: of foreign origin
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Damascus = "silent is the sackcloth weaver"
1) an ancient trading city, capital of Syria, located in the plain east of Hermon, 130 (205 km) miles northeast of Jerusalem
Mentioned in Genesis 15:2, 14:15 2 Samuel 8:5, 8:6 1 Kings 20:34, 15:18, 11:24, 19:15 2 Kings 5:12, 16:10, 16:11, 8:7, 8:9, 16:9, 14:28, 16:12 Isaiah 8:4, 10:9, 7:8, 17:3, 17:1 Jeremiah 49:24, 49:27, 49:23 Ezekiel 48:1, 47:16, 47:18, 47:17, 27:18 Amos 5:27, 1:3, 1:5 Zechariah 9:1 Song of Songs 7:5 1 Chronicles 18:5, 18:6 2 Chronicles 16:2, 24:23, 28:5, 28:23