......but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
But Saul increased the more in strength,
and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus,
proving that this is very Christ.
And after that many days were fulfilled,
the Jews took counsel to kill him:
In Damascus the governor under Aretas
the king kept the city of the Damascenes
with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
But their laying await was known of Saul.
And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
Then the disciples took him by night,
and let him down by the wall in a basket.
Galatians 1:17, Acts 9:22-25, 2 Corinthians 11:32
"The gates of the city were diligently guarded day and night to cut off his escape. This crisis led the disciples to seek God earnestly,..."
Acts of the Apostles p.128 E.G.W.