Place
Mamre
site near Hebron
Oaks associated with Abraham's residence near Hebron.
10 appearances1 Bible books1 known aliases
Who or what is this?
Stand of great oaks near belonging to the Mamre, where settles, builds an altar, and entertains the three visitors who announce the birth of . From there he intercedes for , and there is mourned before her burial in the adjoining cave of . and also dwell at Mamre, and Jacob is brought back from Egypt to be buried alongside his fathers in its field.
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Modern location: Ramat el Khalil. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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