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Mamre

Mentioned 1912–1896 BC traditional (Jones)

An Amoritish chief in alliance with Abraham (Gen. 14:13, 24).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Siblings
Aner, Eshcol
Tagged in
3 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1937–1871 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

3 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Genesis3

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBMamre 10
KJVMamre 10
ASVMamre 10

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Every verse

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Genesis3 verses
  1. 14:13

    Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.

  2. 14:24

    I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. They may take their portion.”

  3. 18:1

    Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

An Amoritish chief in alliance with Abraham (Gen. 14:13, 24).