9:23-28 How long was it after he was saved that Paul went back to Jerusalem?
9:23-28 How long was it after he was saved that Paul went back to Jerusalem?
It was three years after he was saved that Paul went back to Jerusalem (CP Ga 1:15-19). For a little time - certain days - straight after he was saved, Paul preached in the synagogues in Damascus (CP Ac 9:19-20). Paul then went into Arabia - obviously alone, to learn from God direct (CP Ga 1:16-17).
Scriptures are silent on how long Paul spent in Arabia, but it was there that he received the full revelation of the gospel message which he then took back and preached in Damascus (CP Ac 9:22).
The Jews in Damascus took offence at Paul's preaching and conspired to kill him, but Paul escaped over the city wall in a basket (CP V23-25 with 2Cor 11:32-33).
Paul then went to Jerusalem where he met Barnabas who introduced him to Peter, with whom he abode fifteen days (CP Ac 9:26-28 with Ga 1:18-19).
See also comments on Ga 1:15-17(B) and 2:1-9, and author's study Paul the Apostle - a Chosen Vessel unto God in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 2).