Genesis 18:1

And Hashem appeared unto him in the terebinth trees of Mamre; and he sat in the entrance of the ohel (tent) in the heat of the day;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, hinei, Shloshah Anashim (Three Men) + 18:2 Isa 6:3 stood by him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the entrance of the ohel, and prostrated himself on the ground,

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Cross References

Genesis 13:18Then Avram moved his ohel, and came and dwelt in Elonei Mamre, which is in Chevron, and built there a Mizbe'ach unto Hashem.

Genesis 15:1After these things the Devar Hashem came unto Avram in a makhazeh, saying, Fear not, Avram; I am thy mogen, and thy exceeding great sachar (reward).

Genesis 17:22And He left off speaking with him, and Elohim went up from Avraham.

Genesis 48:3And Ya'akov said unto Yosef, El Shaddai appeared unto me at Luz in Eretz Kena'an, and made on me a brocha,

2 Chronicles 1:7In that lailah did Elohim appear unto Sh'lomo, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

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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