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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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

16And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. 17Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you.” 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.

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, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram.
• Genesis 18:1Then the Lord appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.
• Genesis 23:2So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
• Genesis 35:27Then Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had dwelt.
• Genesis 37:14Then he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem.
• Numbers 13:22And they went up through the South and came to Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
• Joshua 14:13And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
• Genesis 13:4to the place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
• Genesis 8:20Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
• Genesis 12:7Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built 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 moved.
• 1 Timothy 2:8I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

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