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Eliezer of Damascus (Hebrew: דַּמֶּשֶׂק אֱלִיעֶזֶר, romanized: Damméseq ʾÉliʿézer) was, according to the Targums, the son of Nimrod. [1] Eliezer was head of the patriarch Abraham 's household, as mentioned in the Book of Genesis (15:2).
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Eliezer of Damascus (Hebrew: דַּמֶּשֶׂק אֱלִיעֶזֶר, romanized: Damméseq ʾÉliʿézer) was, according to the Targums, the son of Nimrod. [1] Eliezer was head of the patriarch Abraham 's household, as mentioned in the Book of Genesis (15:2).
Faced with fulfilling such a solemn oath, Abraham's servant, likely Eliezer of Damascus (Genesis 15:2), takes great care to choose a suitable mate for Isaac, placing his trust in God to lead him to the right woman. In fulfilling his oath, Eliezer is blessed by God and led directly to the family of Nahor, Abraham's brother.
The Mohammedans call him Dameshak, or Damascennis, and believe him to have been a black slave given to Abraham by Nimrod, at the time when he saw him, by virtue of the name of God, walking out of the midst of the flames (Ur), into which he had been cast by his orders. SEE ABRAHAM.
In lies the indication that Abraham pursued the kings (Gen. xiv.) to Damascus, and the Targum Pseudo-Jonathan and Yerushalmi read: "through whom many miracles were wrought for me in Damascus" (comp. Gen. R. xliv.). That Eliezer took part in that battle, or was, perhaps, the only combatant at Abraham's side, the Rabbis find indicated in the ...
Jul 11, 2021 · Eliezer, son of Moses. One of the two sons of Moses, born born while he sought refuge from Pharaoh’s sword in Midian (Exodus 18:4; 1 Chr. 23:15, 17). He remained with his mother (Zipporah) and brother Gershom with Jethro when Moses returned to Egypt (Exodus 18:4).
ATS Bible Dictionary. Eliezer. 1. Of Damascus, the lawful heir of Abraham, should he die childless, Genesis 15:2. He is generally assumed to be the "eldest servant," who was sent, sixty-five years afterwards, to obtain a wife for Isaac, Genesis 24:1-67.
