Pentecost Season · Proper 11 · 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
Commentary on Genesis 18:1-10a Working Preacher
Reads the story as God meeting Abraham not in power but in the ordinary form of guests to be fed.
Genesis 18 Bible Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse evangelical commentary on the visit and the promise of Isaac.
Genesis 18:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries verse by verse on the passage.
Genesis 18 Commentary Precept Austin
A detailed inductive-study commentary with cross-references on the whole chapter.
Background & Word Study
Genesis 18:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Hebrew behind Abraham's hurried hospitality language.
Genesis 12-50 (video) BibleProject
Animated overview of the Abraham narrative cycle including this visitation.
Genesis 18:1-10 (Hebrew text) Sefaria
The Masoretic Hebrew text with facing translation for direct word study.
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