Pentecost Season · Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Genesis 18:1-10a
Three Visitors at the Oaks of Mamre
July 23, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Is anything too wonderful for the Lord? At the set time I will return to you... and Sarah shall have a son." (Genesis 18:14)
The Lord appears to Abraham as three travelers by the oaks of Mamre, and Abraham rushes to offer them lavish hospitality. One of the visitors promises that Sarah, long past childbearing age, will have a son within the year.
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Commentary
Genesis 18 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Walks verse by verse through Abraham's hospitality and the renewed promise of Isaac.
Commentary on Genesis 18:1-10a Working Preacher
Explores how Abraham's urgency and the visitors' inside knowledge frame the encounter as a meeting with God.
Genesis 18:1-10 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Contrasts Abraham's generous welcome with Lot's later failure of hospitality in chapter 19.
Genesis 18 Commentary Precept Austin
Gives a detailed verse-by-verse word study of the chapter, including the debate over the visitors' identity.
Genesis 18:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries such as Matthew Henry and the Pulpit Commentary on the opening verse.
Background & Word Study
Genesis 18:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Hebrew text word by word for Abraham's encounter at Mamre.
Genesis 18 Sefaria
Gives the Hebrew text with classic Jewish commentators such as Rashi alongside the passage.
Genesis Enter the Bible
Provides a Luther Seminary introduction to the book's themes of promise and covenant.
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