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Genesis 18:1

Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.

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ASV

And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

KJV

And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'and he appearedH7200 →
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖יbe.'e.lo.Neiat [the] great trees ofH436 →
מַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'MamreH4471 →
וְה֛וּאve.Hu'and heH1931 →
יֹשֵׁ֥בyo.Shev[was] sittingH3427 →
פֶּֽתַח־pe.tach-[the] opening ofH6607 →
הָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helthe tentH168 →
כְּחֹ֥םke.Chomwhen [the] heat ofH2527 →
הַיּֽוֹם׃hai.Yomthe dayH3117 →

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Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.Genesis 14:13Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.Genesis 48:3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed meGenesis 13:18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.Genesis 26:2The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.Genesis 17:22When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.Acts 7:2And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,Genesis 35:9After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.2 Chronicles 1:7That night God appeared to Solomon and said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”Exodus 4:5“This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”Genesis 35:27Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.Genesis 17:1–3When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.Genesis 20:1Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,Genesis 12:7Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.Exodus 4:1Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”Genesis 31:11In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’

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Abraham and the Three Angels — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Abraham and the Three Angels — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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