MAMRE

Passages on this topic · 19

• Genesis 13:18

  Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.

• Genesis 14:13

  One who had escaped came and told Abram, the Hebrew. At that time, he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and they were allies of Abram.

• Genesis 14:24

  I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.”

• Genesis 18:1

  Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.

• Genesis 18:2

  He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

• Genesis 18:3

  and said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.

• Genesis 18:4

  Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

• Genesis 18:5

  I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant.” They said, “Very well, do as you have said.”

• Genesis 18:6

  Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.”

• Genesis 18:7

  Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.

• Genesis 18:8

  He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.

• Genesis 18:9

  They asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “See, in the tent.”

• Genesis 18:10

  He said, “I will certainly return to you at about this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

• Genesis 18:11

  Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

• Genesis 18:12

  Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”

• Genesis 18:13

  Yahweh said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Will I really bear a child, yet I am old?’

• Genesis 18:14

  Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes round, and Sarah will have a son.”

• Genesis 18:15

  Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

• Genesis 35:27

  Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.