Genesis 18:1

The Lord also appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he was sitting at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day;

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In The King James Version

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

2and, as he looked up, three men stood there before him. As soon as he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed to the ground

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Cross References

Genesis 13:18Then Abram moved his tent and lived in the oak grove of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the Lord.

Genesis 15:1After these things God spoke to Abram in a vision saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield. Your reward will be exceedingly great.”

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

Genesis 48:3Then Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

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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