Genesis 18:1

Yahweh appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent doorway in the heat of the day.

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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, behold, he saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door and bowed low to the ground.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:18So Abram picked up his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there built an altar to Yahweh.

Genesis 15:1After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and your very great reward.”

Genesis 17:22When he had finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

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

2 Chronicles 1:7God appeared to Solomon that night and said to him, “Ask! What should I 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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