The street called Straight
A place in the Bible
A street in the city of Damascus.
What happened here
- Saul: the Lord asked Ananias to go to the street called Straight and look for Saul of Tarsus, who was praying, at the house of a man named Judas.
Today
In the old city of Damascus there is still a long, straight street that is identified with the one in the Bible.
Where it appears in the Bible
Acts 9:11
What the Bible says
Acts 9:11
And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the street that is called Stait, and seek in the house of Judas, one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold he prayeth.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Acts 9:11; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Damascus”; Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), “Damascus”