Mamre
Mamre stands as a significant location near Hebron where Abraham made his home following his separation from Lot, establishing an altar there in worship of the Lord. It was at this place that the Lord appeared to Abraham in the form of three visitors, reaffirming the covenant promise of a son through whom the blessings to all nations would come. Later, Mamre served as the setting for Sarah's burial in the nearby cave of Machpelah, marking it as a site of both divine revelation and the unfolding patriarchal legacy central to God's redemptive plan.
Details
- Region
- Canaan
- Modern Location
- West Bank, near Hebron
Key Passages
Abraham settles at Mamre
Genesis 13:18
Abraham pitched his tent by the oaks of Mamre after parting from Lot.
18hen 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.
The Lord appears at Mamre
Genesis 18:1
The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, leading to the promise of Isaac.
1nd the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
Burial of Sarah
Genesis 23:19
Sarah was buried in the cave of Machpelah east of Mamre, which is Hebron.
19nd after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.