Paul wrote: "When I was in Damascus, the governor under king Aretas placed guards at the city gates to arrest me. But I was let down in a basket through an opening in the wall and escaped from him." (2 Cor.11:32-33, see Acts 9:20-25)

This coin pictures that king, Aretas IV (9 B.C.-40 A.D.), and his queen Shaquilath.

It is sometimes dangerous to become a Christian, but it is worth more than everything else to belong to Jesus!
[SGI 5699] [counterfeit]

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