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Genesis 18:1

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1 Und Jehova erschien ihm bei den Terebinthen Mamres; und er saß an dem Eingang des Zeltes bei der Hitze des Tages.

Genesis 18:1 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 18:1

And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre
That is, to Abraham; and very likely this appearance of God was quickly after the affair of the circumcision, to show his approbation of his ready obedience to his command; and at this time he was in the plains, or at the oaks of Mamre, the oaken grove there, as has been observed on ( Genesis 13:18 ) ; and which seems to be the best rendering of the words, since in ( Genesis 18:4 Genesis 18:8 ) ; mention is made of a tree to sit and stand under; and Abraham might choose this place for his habitation, because of the shadiness of it, in those hot countries:

and he sat in the tent door, in the heat of the day;
partly to cool and refresh himself, and partly to observe if any passengers passed by, to invite them in; this being a time of day when such needed refreshment, and it was proper for them to lie by a while, and not proceed on their journey until it was cooler: or rather to or "near" the tent door, as Noldius F7, or before it, without or under the shade of the tree, after mentioned.


FOOTNOTES:

F7 Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 13.
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Genesis 18:1 In-Context

1 Und Jehova erschien ihm bei den Terebinthen Mamres; und er saß an dem Eingang des Zeltes bei der Hitze des Tages.
2 Und er hob seine Augen auf und sah: und siehe, drei Männer standen vor ihm; und als er sie sah, lief er ihnen entgegen von dem Eingang des Zeltes und beugte sich nieder zur Erde;
3 und er sprach: Herr, wenn ich anders Gnade gefunden habe in deinen Augen, so gehe doch nicht an deinem Knechte vorüber!
4 Es werde doch ein wenig Wasser geholt, und waschet eure Füße; und lagert euch unter dem Baume,
5 und ich will einen Bissen Brot holen, und stärket euer Herz; danach möget ihr weitergehen; da ihr nun einmal vorbeigekommen seid bei eurem Knechte. Und sie sprachen: Tue also, wie du geredet hast.
The Elberfelder Bible is in the public domain.

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