Genesis 18 - The Plain of Mamre, in Hebron

Gen 18:1	And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; Gen 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. The Lord appeared to Abram in Mamre/Hebron. Book of Judges 13:3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. _______________________ The blessed land, the land that blessed Abraham. Mamre was blessed. PLAIN OF MAMRE, in HEBRON. The Angel of the LORD appears, and then the THREE Angels. Abram recognized the Angel of the LORD, and His Angels, from the hospitality in the wilderness, by the hand of Melchizadec, King of Jerusalem. Prince of Peace. Hebrew for 04471 Mamre' {mam-ray'} Ten references: Mamre 10; 10 Mamre means "strength" or fatness" Genesis 14:13 - An Amorite who allied himself with Abram. Gen 14:13 ¶And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these [were] confederate with Abram. An oak grove on Mamre's land in Palestine where Abraham dwelt: (Abram was a bedoin) In their day, Mamre was known as "The Oaks" (Terebinth) Gen 13:18 Then Abram removed [his] tent,, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which [is] in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. A place near Abraham's burial place, identified with Hebron: Gen 35:27 ¶ And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which [is] Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
Gen 18:2	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,
Gen 18:3	And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Gen 18:4	Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: John 13:14 If I then, [your] Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. Greek for 4228 pous {pooce} .1.) a foot, both of men or beast - (in the orient), one put his foot on; vanished -Of disciples listening to their teacher's instruction: foot 85, footstool + 5286 8; 93 Luk 7:38 And stood at his feet behind [him] weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe [them] with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the ointment. Psa 58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. Gen 24:32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that [were] with him. Hebrew for 07364 rachats {raw-khats'} wash ____________________________
Gen 18:5	And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. Gen 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God. Hebrew for 03899BREAD lechem {lekh'-em} bread 237, food 21, meat 18, shewbread + 06440 5, loaves 5, shewbread + 04635 3, shewbread 2, victuals 2, eat 1, feast 1, fruit 1, provision 1; 297 Exd 35:13 The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread, Altar bread offered to God in the Inner Sanctum before the arc of the covenant, and the Mercy Seat and Cherubims. Mar 2:26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? Luk 6:4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? Hbr 9:2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein [was] the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. Luk 14:15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed [is] he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Luk 11:3 Give us day by day our daily bread. Greek for 740 artos :{ar'-tos} bread 72, loaf 23, shewbread + 4286 + 3588 4; 99
Gen 18:6	And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead [it], and make cakes upon the hearth.
Gen 18:7	And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave [it] unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. ========
Gen 18:8	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 tress, and they did eat. Butter: Hebrew for 02529 chem'ah {khem-aw'} butter; curd ... 02529 Appears 10 x TWOT Reference Root Word TWOT - 672a from the same root as 02346 Deu 32:14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape. Jdg 5:25 He asked water, [and] she gave [him] milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 2Sa 17:29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that [were] with him, to eat: for they said, The people [is] hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness. Job 20:17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. Job 29:6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; Psa 55:21 [The words] of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war [was] in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet [were] they drawn swords. Pro 30:33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. Isa 7:15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. Isa 7:22 And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk [that] they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Gen 18:9	And they said unto him, Where [is] Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Gen 18:10	And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard [it] in the tent door, which [was] behind him.
Gen 18:11	Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Gen 18:12	Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Gen 18:13	And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
Gen 18:14	Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. TIME APPOINTED 23 x: Dan 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end [shall be]. Dan 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing [was] true, but the time appointed [was] long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. Dan 11:27 And both these kings' hearts [shall be] to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end [shall be] at the time appointed. Dan 11:29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. Dan 11:35 And [some] of them of understanding shall fall to try them, and to purge, and to make [them] white, [even] to the time of the end: because [it is] yet for a time appointed. Gal 4:2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. prothesmios {proth-es'-mee-os} Greek for 4287 Predestined/Appointed Time Hebrew for 04150 04150 mow'ed{mo-ade'} [mo-ade-aw'] Appointed Time/Appointed Place _________________________________
Gen 18:15	Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. Isaac - means "he laughs." Hebrew for 03327 Yitschaq {Yits-khawk'} Isaac x 108 isaac occurs 128 times in 119 verses: Gen 17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [and] with his seed after him. Gen 17:21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. Gen 21:3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. Gen 21:4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. Gen 21:5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. Gen 21:8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the [same] day that Isaac was weaned. BarMitzva ___________________________________
Gen 18:16	And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went out with them to bring on the way.
Gen 18:17	And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
Gen 18:18	Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Gen 18:19	For I know him, he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do jjustice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abrahamc that which he hath spoken of him. KNOW - Hebrew for 03045 Yada- {yah-dah'} know 645, known 105, knowledge 19, perceive 18, shew 17, tell 8, wist 7, understand 7, certainly 7, acknowledge 6, acquaintance 6, consider 6, declare 6, teach 5, misc 85; 947 SPOKEN - Hebrew for 01696 dabar {daw-bar'} speak 840, say 118, talk 46, promise 31, tell 25, commune 20, pronounce 14, utter 7, command 4 misc 38; 1143 BRING UPON- Genesis 18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of. God has sanctified Abraham, his sons, and his sons through circumcision. He will bring upon Abraham all the blessings he has promised him. Conversely, God also uses this expression to bring upon, and accomplish destruction, for unfaithfulness. He promises diseases, and all afflictions of the flesh, for unfaithfulness: Deu 28:60 Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. Deu 28:61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which [is] not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed. Deu 29:27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book: _______________________________
Gen 18:20	And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; CRY: The LORD is never oblivious to the cries from the human heart. The innocent suffer when evil abounds, like it did in Sodom and Gomorrah. The LORD is our Savior. But, the wicked, who oppress the weak, will be judged, as it is portrayed in the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, by fire. Hebrew for 02201 (Str. & Ges.) (Str. & Ges.) za' aq {zah'-alk} and (fem.) z@'aquah {zeh-aw-kaw'} OUTCRY; CRY; CRYING cry 17, crying 1; 18 Gen 19:13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.' Exd 2:23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. Jdg 10:14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 1Sa 5:12 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. SIN: Hebrew for 02403 (Str. & Ges.) (Str.) chatta'ah {khat-taw-aw'} {khat-tawth'} sin 182, sin offering 116, punishment 3, purification for sin 2, purifying 1, sinful 1, sinner 1; 296 Gen 18:20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; GRIEVOUS: Hebrew for 03513 ,kabad{kaw-bad' or kabed'} HEAVY; honour 34, glorify 14, honourable 14, heavy 13, harden 7, glorious 5, sore 3, made heavy 3, chargeable 2, great 2, many 2, heavier 2, promote 2, misc 10; 116 Gen 13:2 And Abram [was] very rich 03513 in cattle, in silver , and in gold . The same word for the heaviest sin, describing Sodom and Gomorrah, "*kabed*" is the same word, in 13:2 to denote great prosperity. The same word appears many times with entirely opposite meanings.
Gen 18:21	I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
Gen 18:22	And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
Gen 18:23	And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Gen 18:24	Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that [are] therein?
Gen 18:25	That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Gen 18:26	And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
Gen 18:27	And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am but] dust and ashes:
Gen 18:28	Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for [lack of] five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy [it].
Gen 18:29	And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do [it] for forty's sake. Eze 14:14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver [but] their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.
Gen 18:30	And he said [unto him], Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do [it], if I find thirty there.
Gen 18:31	And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for twenty's sake.
Gen 18:32	And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for ten's sake.
Gen 18:33	And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.