The Birth of Isaac Promised

181 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.

Other Translations of Genesis 18:1

King James Version

The Birth of Isaac Promised

181 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

English Standard Version

The Birth of Isaac Promised

181 And the Lord appeared to him by the oaksOr terebinths of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.

The Message

The Birth of Isaac Promised

181 God appeared to Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. It was the hottest part of the day.

New King James Version

The Birth of Isaac Promised

181 Then 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.

New Living Translation

The Birth of Isaac Promised

181 The Lord appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 18:1

Commentary on Genesis 18:1-8

(Read Genesis 18:1-8)

Abraham was waiting to entertain any weary traveller, for inns were not to be met with as among us. While Abraham was thus sitting, he saw three men coming. These were three heavenly beings in human bodies. Some think they were all created angels; others, that one of them was the Son of God, the Angel of the covenant. Washing the feet is customary in those hot climates, where only sandals are worn. We should not be forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares, Revelation 3:20.