Aretas

King of the Nabataeans in Damascus

A written article for Aretas is still to come. Below and alongside: where Aretas appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 0 AD
    100 AD
  • Aretas
    c. 50 AD

Original word

  • Ἀρέτας aretas
    G702
Citations
“Aretas.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Aretas appears in Scripture

2 Corinthians 11

ἐν Δαμασκῷ ὁ ἐθνάρχης Ἁρέτα τοῦ βασιλέως ἐφρούρει τὴν Δαμασκηνῶν πόλιν πιάσαι με θέλων·
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In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept with a garrison, the city of the Damascenes desirous to apprehend me: