Genesis 14:15
And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
Awakened affection moved Abraham to rescue Lot, and he first sought divine counsel before setting out in pursuit with three hundred and eighteen trained servants from his own camp, joined by his confederates Mamre, Eshcol, and Aner with their bands. He divided his force to approach from different directions and attacked the invaders' encampment at Dan by night with a vigorous and unexpected assault. The enemy were greatly superior forces, yet being flushed with victory and given up to reveling with no fear of assault, they were utterly routed and the king of Elam was slain.
He then pursued the defeated forces that had taken captives from Sodom as far as Hobah near Damascus. The speedy victory came under God with the Lord's aid and showed the people that divine power had made him conqueror. The triumph recovered Lot and his family together with all the other prisoners and their goods taken from Sodom.
His generous treatment of the prisoners and the spoil, including refusal to take what belonged to others, drew wonder and admiration. The verse proves that righteousness is not cowardice and that true religion makes a person courageous in maintaining the right and defending the oppressed. Abraham's conduct in the rescue is an example of taking particular care for family obligations toward relatives.