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|An ancient city of SYRIA ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/17/8#8 2 Nephi 17:8]; [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/20/9#9 20:9])
|An ancient Near Eastern city, where the modern Syrian capital city of Damascus is located. ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/17/8#8 2 Nephi 17:8]; [http://lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/18.4?lang=eng#3 2 Nephi 18:4]; [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/20/9#9 20:9])
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Hebrew Dammāśeq ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/gen/14/15#15 Genesis 14:15]).
'''DAMASCUS''' is the name of a city mentioned in the Isaiah section of the Book of Mormon but is not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon.
 
For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.


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Revision as of 09:33, 30 September 2011

Biblical GN 1. An ancient Near Eastern city, where the modern Syrian capital city of Damascus is located. (2 Nephi 17:8; 2 Nephi 18:4; 20:9)

DAMASCUS is the name of a city mentioned in the Isaiah section of the Book of Mormon but is not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon.