When Saul had preached the gospel a long time at Damascus, the Jews took council to kill him and they were helped by the…
When Saul had preached the gospel a long time at Damascus, the Jews took council to kill him and they were helped by the governor under Aretas, (who had recently defeated the army of Herod, the tetrarch.) He held Damascus with a garrison and watched the gates day and night so that they might take Saul and kill him. However, Saul was let down by a rope at night in a basket and escaped from them. (ACT 9:23-25 11:32,33)