“Of Damascus,” the “steward” (R.V., “possessor”) of Abraham’s house ([Gen. 15:2](/gen#Gen.15.2), [3](/gen#Gen.15.3)). It was probably he who headed the embassy sent by Abraham to the old home of his family in Padan-aram to seek a wife for his son Isaac. The account of this embassy is given at length in [Gen. 24](/gen#Gen.24).