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Genesis 24:
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The servant's name was not mentioned.1 Now Abraham was old [H2204], well advanced in years. And the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest [H2205] of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh, 3 that I may make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell, 4 but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
Wiki:
Genesis 15:According to most interpretations, the unnamed "servant, the elder of [Abraham's] house, that ruled over all that he had," (Genesis 24:2) who obtained Rebeccah as a bride for Isaac, was the same Eliezer. This name is first found in the Bible in Genesis 15:2 when Abraham asks God about his promises of a Son while being childless, naming Eliezer being the current heir of his house.
According to Biblehub (2081-2026=) 55 years elapsed between Gen 15 and 24. If Eliezer was 30 years old in Gen 15, he would be 85 years old in Gen 24.2 But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”