Galatians 1:15-17
15 But God had chosen me to serve him even before I was born. I did not deserve this, but God is very kind. 16 He chose to show his Son clearly to me, so that I could tell the Gentiles about him. When God chose me to do that, I did not talk about it with any person. 17 Nor did I go to Jerusalem to see Christ's apostles there. Those men were already his apostles before I was. But I did not go to talk to them. Instead, I went immediately to the region of Arabia. Later, I went back to the city of Damascus.
1:16Jesus showed himself to Paul near the city of Damascus. See Acts 9:1-5. 1:17Arabia was a place south-east of Israel.