Genesis 18:1
Adonai appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre [Bitter, Fatness], as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
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Genesis 13:18Avram [Exalted father] moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre [Bitter, Fatness], which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Adonai.
Genesis 15:1After these things Davar Yahweh [Word of He sustains breathing] came to Avram [Exalted father] in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Avram [Exalted father]. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
Genesis 17:22When he finished talking with him, + 17:22 Aramaic Text: What is rendered as “God” in the Hebrew Masoretic Text is rendered “Glory of God” in the Aramaic text. In the book, “The Targums of Onkelos” on the five book of Moses, the foot notes on (Gen 17:22) give alternative rendering saying, “Same verse, ‘The Angel of The Lord’” which in Hebrew is ha mal'ak Yahweh. the kavod Yahweh ·weighty glory of He sustains breathing· went up from Abraham [Father of a multitude].
Genesis 48:3Jacob [Supplanter] said to Joseph [May he add], “ El Shaddai [God Almighty] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan [Humbled], 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 →