Abraham's Three Visitors
1 Then the Lord appeared to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre while he was sitting in the entrance of his tent during the heat of the day.
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He looked up, and he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed to the ground.
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Then he said, "My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, please do not go on past your servant.
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Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
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I will bring a bit of bread so that you may strengthen yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant's [way]. Later, you can continue on." "Yes," they replied, "do as you have said."
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So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and make bread."
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Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd and got a tender, choice calf. He gave it to a young man, who hurried to prepare it.
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Then Abraham took curds and milk, and the calf that he had prepared, and set [them] before the men. He served them as they ate under the tree.
Sarah Laughs
9 "Where is your wife Sarah?" they asked him. "There, in the tent," he answered.
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The Lord said, "I will certainly come back to you in about a year's time, and your wife Sarah will have a son!" Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent behind him.
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Abraham and Sarah were old and getting on in years. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.