Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 27:18

"Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool." — Ezekiel 27:18 (ASV)

Wine of Helbon.— Helbon is identified with a village of the same name, three and a half hours north of Damascus, rich in ruins, and still devoted to the culture of the vine, from which the costliest wine of the country was made. It was probably the same as the wine of Chalybon, so much prized in Persia.