Genesis 18:1

The Lord appeared to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent as the day became really hot.

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And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

In Context

2He looked up and all of a sudden he saw three men standing there. As soon as he saw them, he ran over to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:18So Abram went to live at Hebron, setting up his tents among the oaks at Mamre, where he built an altar to the Lord.

Genesis 15:1After all this had happened, God spoke to Abram in a vision, telling him, “Don't be afraid, Abram! I am your protector, and your truly great reward!”

Genesis 17:22When God had finished speaking with Abraham he left him.

Genesis 48:3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in Canaan, and he blessed me there.

2 Chronicles 1:7That night God appeared to Solomon and told him, “Ask what you want me to give you.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:1

We have an account in this chapter of another interview between God and Abraham, probably within a few days after the former, as the reward of his cheerful obedience to the law of circumcision. Here is, I. The kind visit which God made him, and the kind entertainment which he gave to that visit, ver. 1-8 . II. The matters discoursed of between them. 1. The purposes of God's love concerning Sarah, ver. 9-15 . 2. The purposes of God's wrath concerning Sodom. (1.) The discovery God made to Abraham of his design to… Read the whole commentary →

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