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Selected Verse: Genesis 18:1 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 18:1 |
Strong Concordance |
And the LORD [03068] appeared [07200] unto him in the plains [0436] of Mamre [04471]: and he sat [03427] in the tent [0168] door [06607] in the heat [02527] of the day [03117]; |
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King James |
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
ENTERTAINMENT OF ANGELS. (Gen 18:1-8)
the Lord appeared--another manifestation of the divine presence, more familiar than any yet narrated; and more like that in the fulness of time, when the Word was made flesh.
plains of Mamre--rather, terebinth or oak of Mamre; a tall-spreading tree or grove of trees.
sat in the tent door--The tent itself being too close and sultry at noon, the shaded open front is usually resorted to for the air that may be stirring. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
tent
Compare (Gen 19:1).
For significance of Abraham's tent, (Heb 11:9); (Heb 11:10). |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| When sitting, about mid-day, in the grove of Mamre, in front of his tent, Abraham looked up and unexpectedly saw three men standing at some distance from him (עליו above him, looking down upon him as he sat), viz., Jehovah (Gen 18:13) and two angels (Gen 19:1); all three in human form. Perceiving at once that one of them was the Lord (אדני, i.e., God), he prostrated himself reverentially before them, and entreated them not to pass him by, but to suffer him to entertain them as his guests: "Let a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves (השּׁען( sevle to recline, leaning upon the arm) under the tree." - "Comfort your hearts:" lit., "strengthen the heart," i.e., refresh yourselves by eating and drinking (Jdg 19:5; Kg1 21:7). "For therefore (sc., to give me an opportunity to entertain you hospitably) have ye come over to your servant:" כּן על כּי does not stand for כּי כּן על (Ges. thes. p. 682), but means "because for this purpose" (vid., Ewald, 353). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| This appearance of God to Abraham seems to have had in it more of freedom and familiarity, and less of grandeur and majesty, than those we have hitherto read of, and therefore more resembles that great visit which in the fulness of time the Son of God was to make to the world. He sat in the tent - door in the heat of the day - Not so much to repose himself, as to seek an opportunity of doing good, by giving entertainment to strangers. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And the Lord appeared - See note on Gen 15:1.
Sat in the tent door - For the purpose of enjoying the refreshing air in the heat of the day, when the sun had most power. A custom still frequent among the Asiatics. |
1 And the LORD [03068] appeared [07200] unto him in the plains [0436] of Mamre [04471]: and he sat [03427] in the tent [0168] door [06607] in the heat [02527] of the day [03117];
2 And he lift up [05375] his eyes [05869] and looked [07200], and, lo, three [07969] men [0582] stood [05324] by him: and when he saw [07200] them, he ran [07323] to meet [07125] them from the tent [0168] door [06607], and bowed [07812] himself toward the ground [0776],
3 And said [0559], My Lord [0136], if now I have found [04672] favour [02580] in thy sight [05869], pass not away [05674], I pray thee, from thy servant [05650]:
4 Let a little [04592] water [04325], I pray you [04994], be fetched [03947], and wash [07364] your feet [07272], and rest yourselves [08172] under the tree [06086]:
5 And I will fetch [03947] a morsel [06595] of bread [03899], and comfort ye [05582] your hearts [03820]; after that [0310] ye shall pass on [05674]: for therefore are ye come [05674] to [05921] your servant [05650]. And they said [01696], So do [06213], as thou hast said [0559].
6 And Abraham [085] hastened [04116] into the tent [0168] unto Sarah [08283], and said [0559], Make ready quickly [04116] three [07969] measures [05429] of fine [05560] meal [07058], knead [03888] it, and make [06213] cakes [05692] upon the hearth [06213].
7 And Abraham [085] ran [07323] unto the herd [01241], and fetcht [03947] a calf [01121] [01241] tender [07390] and good [02896], and gave [05414] it unto a young man [05288]; and he hasted [04116] to dress [06213] it.
8 And he took [03947] butter [02529], and milk [02461], and the calf [01121] [01241] which he had dressed [06213], and set [05414] it before them [06440]; and he stood [05975] by them under the tree [06086], and they did eat [0398].
10 For [1063] he looked for [1551] a city [4172] which hath [2192] foundations [2310], whose [3739] builder [5079] and [2532] maker [1217] is God [2316].
9 By faith [4102] he sojourned [3939] in [1519] the land [1093] of promise [1860], as [5613] in a strange country [245], dwelling [2730] in [1722] tabernacles [4633] with [3326] Isaac [2464] and [2532] Jacob [2384], the heirs with him [4789] of the same [846] promise [1860]:
1 And there came [0935] two [08147] angels [04397] to Sodom [05467] at even [06153]; and Lot [03876] sat [03427] in the gate [08179] of Sodom [05467]: and Lot [03876] seeing [07200] them rose up [06965] to meet [07125] them; and he bowed [07812] himself with his face [0639] toward the ground [0776];
7 And Jezebel [0348] his wife [0802] said [0559] unto him, Dost thou now govern [06213] the kingdom [04410] of Israel [03478]? arise [06965], and eat [0398] bread [03899], and let thine heart [03820] be merry [03190]: I will give [05414] thee the vineyard [03754] of Naboth [05022] the Jezreelite [03158].
5 And it came to pass on the fourth [07243] day [03117], when they arose early [07925] in the morning [01242], that he rose up [06965] to depart [03212]: and the damsel's [05291] father [01] said [0559] unto his son in law [02860], Comfort [05582] thine heart [03820] with a morsel [06595] of bread [03899], and afterward [0310] go your way [03212].
1 And there came [0935] two [08147] angels [04397] to Sodom [05467] at even [06153]; and Lot [03876] sat [03427] in the gate [08179] of Sodom [05467]: and Lot [03876] seeing [07200] them rose up [06965] to meet [07125] them; and he bowed [07812] himself with his face [0639] toward the ground [0776];
13 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto Abraham [085], Wherefore [04100] did Sarah [08283] laugh [06711], saying [0559], Shall I of a surety [0552] bear [03205] a child, which [0589] am old [02204]?
1 After [0310] these things [01697] the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came [01961] unto Abram [087] in a vision [04236], saying [0559], Fear [03372] not, Abram [087]: I am thy shield [04043], and thy exceeding [03966] great [07235] reward [07939].