Genesis 13:18

Genesis 13:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then 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.
• New International Version (NIV)So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord.

Context of Genesis 13:18

16I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. 17Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you." So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord.

Genesis 13:18 word by word

וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ל אַבְרָ֗ם וַיָּבֹ֛א וַיֵּ֛שֶׁב בְּאֵלֹנֵ֥י מַמְרֵ֖א אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁ֥ם מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Abramאַבְרָם'abrâm · AbramH87
• tentאָהַל'âhal · to pitchH167
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the plainאֵלוֹן'êlôn · terebinthH436
• of Mamreמַמְרֵאmamrê' · MamreH4471
• in Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• and builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• there an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Genesis 13:18

• Genesis 14:13Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram.
• Genesis 18:1And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.
• Genesis 23:2And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
• Genesis 35:27And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned.
• Genesis 37:14So he said to him, "Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word." So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
• Numbers 13:22They went up into the Negeb and came to Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
• Joshua 14:13Then Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
• Genesis 13:4to the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the Lord.
• Genesis 8:20Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
• Genesis 12:7Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
• Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
• 1 Timothy 2:8I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;

Commentaries on Genesis 13:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Abram removed his tent - Continued to travel and pitch in different places, till at last he fixed his tent in the plain, or by the oak, of Mamre, see Genesis 12:6, which is in Hebron; i.e., the district in which Mamre was situated was called Hebron. Mamre was an Amorite then living, with whom Abram made a league, Genesis 14:13; and the oak probably went by his name, because he was the possessor of the ground. Hebron is called Kirjath-arba, Genesis 23:2…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-18Verses 1-18 - Abram and Lot Separate 7. פרזי perı̂zı̂y Perizzi, “descendant of Paraz.” פרז pārāz “leader,” or inhabitant of the plain or open country. 10. ככר kı̂kar “circle, border, vale, cake, talent;” related: “bow, bend, go round, dance.” ירדן yardēn Jardan, “descending.” Usually with the article in prose. צער tso‛ar Tsoar, “smallness.” 18. ממרא mamrē' Mamre, “fat, strong, ruler.” חברון chebrôn Chebron, “conjunction, confederacy.” Lot has been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 Those are best prepared for the visits of Divine grace, whose spirits are calm, and not ruffled with passion. God will abundantly make up in spiritual peace, what we lose for preserving neighbourly peace. When our relations are separated from us, yet God is not. Observe also the promises with which God now comforted and enriched Abram. Of two things he assures him; a good land, and a numerous issue to enjoy it. The prospects seen by faith are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Hebron was an Anakite city (Numbers 13:22) originally called Kiriath-arba (meaning “city of Arba”). It was located in the forested highlands just north of the Negev (Genesis 12:9; Joshua 17:15). Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all settled there (Genesis 18:1; 35:27; 37:14). Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, and Leah were buried in Hebron (23:19; 35:27–29; 49:29–32; 50:13). Mamre was an Amorite (14:13; 15:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. the plain of Mamre ... built ... an altar--the renewal of the promise was acknowledged by Abram by a fresh tribute of devout gratitude.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 13:18

• Abraham
• Altar
• Mamre
• Tent
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Abram
• Hebron
• Abraham, Abram
• Hebron, Kiriath Arba
• Plain of Mamre
• Abraham
• Arba
• Grove
• Lift
• Meekness

Commentaries on Genesis 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings