Aretas
Aretas, the king of the Nabataeans, governed Damascus and tried to arrest Paul.
The name Aretas means “agreeable, virtuous”
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Summary
A king living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at 2 Corinthians 11:32; only referred to as Aretas (Ἀρέτας).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ἈρέταςAretas
Mentions
- In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.