Genesis 18:8

Then he took some yogurt, milk, and the cooked meat, and placed the food in front of them. He stood nearby under a tree while they ate.

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In The King James Version

And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

In Context

7Then Abraham ran to the cattle herd and chose a good, young calf and gave it to his servant who quickly killed and cooked it.

9“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him. “Over there, inside the tent,” he replied.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:3But Lot insisted, and they went with him to his house. He made them a meal and baked bread for them to eat.

Judges 5:25He asked for water, and she gave him milk. In a bowl fit for nobles she brought him buttermilk.

Nehemiah 12:44On the same day men were put in charge over the storerooms that contained the offerings, the first part of the crops, and tithes. What was allocated by the Law for the priests and Levites was brought into these storerooms from the fields around the towns, because all the people of Judah were happy for the service of the priests and Levites.

Luke 17:8No. You say to him, ‘Prepare a meal for me, get yourself dressed, and serve me until I've finished my meal. After that you can have your meal.’

Luke 24:43and he took it and ate it in front of them.

Acts 10:41not to everyone, but to those witnesses chosen by God—including us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:2-9

Abraham's Interview with the Angels. ( b. c. 1898.) 1 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest… Read the whole commentary →

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