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There he built an altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Abram removed <i>his</i> tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which <i>is</i> in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Abram moved <i>his</i> tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre, which <i>are</i> in Hebron, and built an altar there to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Abram moved his tent and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron; and there he built an altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Abram moved his tent and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Abram moved his tent and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Abram moved his tent and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Abram broke camp <i>and</i> moved his tent, and came and settled by the [grove of the great] terebinths (oak trees) of Mamre [the Amorite], which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to [honor] the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Abram took down his tents and went to live near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar in honor of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Abram moved his tents and went to live by the oak trees belonging to Mamre at Hebron. There he built an altar for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Abram moved his camp and settled near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Abram moved his tent and settled beside the oaks of Mamre that are by Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Abram moved his tents and went to live by the oaks of Mamre in Hebron, and he built an altar to the LORD there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abram moves [his] tent, and comes, and dwells among the oaks of Mamre, which [are] in Hebron, and builds there an altar to YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Abram tenteth, and cometh, and dwelleth among the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and buildeth there an altar to Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Abram will pitch his tent, and will come and will dwell by the oaks of Mamra which is in Hebron, and he will build there an altar to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So Abram removing his tent came and dwelt by the vale of Mambre, which is in Hebron: and he built there an altar to the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, moving his tent, Abram went and dwelt by the steep valley of Mamre, which is in Hebron. And he built an altar there to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Abram moved his tents and went on to settle near the oak of Mamre, which is at Hebron. There he built an altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Abram removed his tent and came and dwelt by the oak of Mamre which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Abram came and entered and sat down among the oaks of Mamrey the Amorite, which is in Khebron, and he built there an altar to LORD JEHOVAH. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Abram having removed his tent, came and dwelt by the oak of Mambre, which was in Chebrom, and he there built an altar to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/13-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2875" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/13.htm">God Renews the Promise to Abram</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.” <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/87.htm" title="87: ’aḇ·rām (N-proper-ms) -- Exalted father, the original name of Abraham. Contracted from 'Abiyram; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham.">So Abram</a> <a href="/hebrew/167.htm" title="167: way·ye·’ĕ·hal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To move a tent (from place to place). A denominative from 'ohel; to tent.">moved his tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and went</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to live</a> <a href="/hebrew/436.htm" title="436: bə·’ê·lō·nê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- A terebinth. Prolonged from 'ayil; an oak or other strong tree.">near the Oaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/4471.htm" title="4471: mam·rê (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Pal., also an ally of Abraham. From mara'; lusty; Mamre, an Amorite.">of Mamre</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2275.htm" title="2275: bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- From cheber; seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites.">at Hebron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yi·ḇen- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">he built</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bê·aḥ (N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">an altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9</a></span><br />When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Genesis 26:25</a></span><br />So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there. His servants also dug a well there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Genesis 35:1-7</a></span><br />Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” / So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments. / Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Exodus 20:24</a></span><br />You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">2 Samuel 24:18-25</a></span><br />And that day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” / So David went up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded. / When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm">1 Kings 18:30-32</a></span><br />Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down. / And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.” / And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18-26</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. / So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD. / Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-8.htm">Psalm 26:8</a></span><br />O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Psalm 84:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! / My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. / Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5</a></span><br />until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-1.htm">Matthew 17:1-4</a></span><br />After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. / There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. / Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">Matthew 21:13</a></span><br />And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelled in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">plain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Genesis 14:13</a></b></br> And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these <i>were</i> confederate with Abram.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1</a></b></br> And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;</p><p class="hdg">Hebron.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Genesis 23:2</a></b></br> And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same <i>is</i> Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Genesis 35:27</a></b></br> And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which <i>is</i> Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-14.htm">Genesis 37:14</a></b></br> And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.</p><p class="hdg">altar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-4.htm">Genesis 13:4</a></b></br> Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Genesis 8:20</a></b></br> And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7,8</a></b></br> And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Abram</a> <a href="/genesis/13-4.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/genesis/13-4.htm">Built</a> <a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/genesis/13-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-10.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/genesis/12-6.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Mamre</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Oaks</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/genesis/12-8.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Tenteth</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Terebinths</a> <a href="/genesis/12-6.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Abram</a> <a href="/genesis/22-9.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/genesis/22-9.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/genesis/22-9.htm">Built</a> <a href="/genesis/16-12.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Mamre</a> <a href="/genesis/20-1.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Oaks</a> <a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/genesis/24-5.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Tenteth</a> <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Terebinths</a> <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-1.htm">Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-8.htm">Abram allows Lot to choose his part of the country,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">and Lot goes toward Sodom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">God renews his promise to Abram.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">He moves to Hebron, and there builds an altar.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the nomadic culture of the ancient Near East, moving one's tent was a common practice, reflecting a lifestyle dependent on God's guidance and provision. Abram's journey is a physical manifestation of his spiritual journey, trusting in God's direction.<p><b>and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre</b><br>The Oaks of Mamre, located near Hebron, were significant landmarks in the ancient world. These trees were likely a well-known meeting place and provided shade and resources. Mamre is associated with strength and endurance, symbolizing God's enduring promises to Abram. This location becomes a recurring site of divine encounters and covenants.<p><b>at Hebron</b><br>Hebron is one of the oldest cities in the world, with archaeological evidence of its ancient origins. It becomes a significant city in biblical history, later serving as King David's first capital. Hebron's name means "association" or "fellowship," highlighting the covenant relationship between God and Abram. It is also a burial site for the patriarchs, emphasizing its lasting importance.<p><b>where he built an altar to the LORD</b><br>Building an altar was an act of worship and dedication, signifying Abram's commitment to God. Altars were central to worship in the ancient world, serving as places for sacrifice and communication with the divine. This act reflects Abram's acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and his gratitude for God's promises. It also prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfills the covenant promises made to Abram.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abram.htm">Abram</a></b><br>Later known as Abraham, he is a central figure in the Bible, known for his faith and obedience to God. In this passage, Abram demonstrates his commitment to God by building an altar.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mamre.htm">Mamre</a></b><br>A location near Hebron, known for its great trees. It becomes a significant place for Abram, where he settles and worships God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hebron.htm">Hebron</a></b><br>A city in the land of Canaan, which becomes an important site in biblical history. It is associated with the patriarchs and later becomes a city of refuge.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/altar_to_the_lord.htm">Altar to the LORD</a></b><br>Represents Abram's worship and dedication to God. Building altars was a common practice to honor God and seek His presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_obedience.htm">Faithful Obedience</a></b><br>Abram's movement to Hebron and his altar-building demonstrate his obedience and faith in God's promises. We are called to trust and obey God, even when the path is uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_as_a_priority.htm">Worship as a Priority</a></b><br>Abram's immediate action to build an altar signifies the importance of worship in his life. We should prioritize worship and seek God's presence in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_place.htm">Significance of Place</a></b><br>Just as Mamre and Hebron became significant due to Abram's actions, our environments can become places of spiritual significance through our dedication to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Abram's actions set a precedent for future generations. Our faith and actions can leave a lasting impact on those who come after us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'more_precious_than_rubies'.htm">What is Hebron's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_abraham's_life.htm">What are the key events in Abraham's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_abram's_land_promise.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence supports the claim that Abram’s descendants would inherit the land in Genesis 15:18–21? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_hebron's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Hebron's significance in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">The plain of Mamre.</span>--(Heb., <span class= "ital">oaks of Mamre. </span>See on <a href="/genesis/12-6.htm" title="And Abram passed through the land to the place of Sichem, to the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.">Genesis 12:6</a>). Mamre was an Amorite, then living, and as he was confederate with Abram, it was apparently with the consent of the Amorites, and by virtue of the treaty entered into with them, that Abram made this oak-grove one of his permanent stations.<p><span class= "bld">Hebron.</span>--That is, <span class= "ital">alliance. </span>Hebron was perhaps so called from the confederacy formed between Abram and the Amorites, and was apparently the name not only of a city, but of a district, as the oaks of Mamre are described as being "in Hebron." For its other name, Kirjath-arba, see note on <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm" title="And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.">Genesis 23:2</a>.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then</span> - literally, and, acting immediately as the heavenly voice directed - <span class="cmt_word">Abram removed</span> - or rather pitched (cf. ver. 12) - his <span class="cmt_word">tent, and dwelt</span> - settled down, made the central point of his subsequent abode in Canaan (Wordsworth) - <span class="cmt_word">in the plane</span> - <span class="hebrew">בְּאֵלֹנֵי</span> = oaks (Gesenius) or terebinths Celsins); <span class="accented">vide Genesis</span> 12:6 - <span class="cmt_word">of Mamre</span> - an Amorite chieftain who afterwards became the friend and ally of Abram (<a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Genesis 14:13, 24</a>), and to whom probably the grove belonged - <span class="cmt_word">which is in Hebron</span> - twenty-two miles south of Jerusalem on the way to Beersheba, a town of great antiquity, having been built seven years before Zoan, in Egypt (<a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22</a>). As it is elsewhere styled <span class="accented">Kirjath-arba</span>, or the city of Arba (<a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Genesis 23:2</a>; <a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Genesis 35:27</a>), and appears to have been so called until the conquest (<a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Joshua 14:15</a>), the occurrence of the name <span class="accented">Hebron</span> is regarded as a trace of post-Mosaic authorship (Clericus, et <span class="accented">alii</span>); but it is more probable that <span class="accented">Hebron</span> was the original name of the city, and that it received the appellation <span class="accented">Kirjath-arba</span> on the arrival in the country of Arba the Anakite, perhaps during the sojourn of Jacob's descendants in Egypt (Rosenmüller, Bantugarten, Hengstenberg, Keil, Kurtz). The place is called by modern Arabs El Khalil, the friend of God. <span class="cmt_word">And built there an altar unto the Lord.</span> <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/13-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Abram</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_87.htm">Strong's 87: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">moved his tent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·’ĕ·hal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_167.htm">Strong's 167: </a> </span><span class="str2">To move a tent (from place to place)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֛א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to live</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֛שֶׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">near the oaks</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֵלֹנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ê·lō·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_436.htm">Strong's 436: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oak, other strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Mamre</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְרֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(mam·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4471.htm">Strong's 4471: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mamre -- a place in Palestine, also an ally of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Hebron,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2275.htm">Strong's 2275: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he built</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽבֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an altar</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְבֵּ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/13-18.htm">Genesis 13:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">OT Law: Genesis 13:18 Abram moved his tent and came (Gen. 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