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Mamre — Manliness. 1) An Amoritish chief in alliance with Abraham (Gen. 14:13, 24). 2) The name of the place in the neighbourhood of Hebron (q.v.) where Abraham dwelt (Gen. 23:17, 19; 35:27); called also in Authorized Version (13:18) the plain… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Oak of Mamre — The Oak of Mamre in 2008. In the monastery of the Holy Trinity … Wikipedia
Genesis 13 — 1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. 2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place… … The King James version of the Bible
Genesis 14 — 1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and … The King James version of the Bible
Padan-aram — Padan aram, Paddan aram, Padan, or Paddan, in the Hebrew Bible, refers to the plain or field of Aram Naharaim, or the plain of the highlands, that part of Aram that lay in the Euphrates River valley. The name thus may correspond to the Hebrew “… … Wikipedia
Shlach — Shlach, Shelach, Sh lah, Shlach Lecha, or Sh’lah L’kha (שלח or שלח לך Hebrew for send” or “send to you,” ) is the 37th weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Numbers. It… … Wikipedia
Abraham — Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred in his native country of Chaldea. He then,… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Mizpah in Benjamin — For other places of this name, see Mizpah (disambiguation). Mizpah ( watch tower; the look out ) was a city of Benjamin. Tell en Nasbeh is one of two sites often identified with Biblical Mizpah of Benjamin, and is located about 8 miles north of… … Wikipedia
Abraham — /ay breuh ham , heuhm/, n. 1. the first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab peoples through his son Ishmael. 2. a male given name:… … Universalium
Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… … Universalium
