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So Abramוַ אַבְרָםmoved his tentיֶּאֱהַלand cameוַיָּבֹאand livedוַיֵּשֶׁבby the oaksבְּאֵלֹנֵיof Mamre,מַמְרֵאwhichאֲשֶׁרare in Hebron,בְּחֶבְרוֹןand he builtוַיִּבֶןthereשָׁםan altarמִזְבֵּחַto YHWH.לַיהוָה
Genesis 13:18
Study it in the app“So Abram moved his tent and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and he built there an altar to YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 13:18, word by word
- So Abramאַבְרָםavram
Abram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appears- moved his tentיֶּאֱהַלyeehal
pitch a tent
Pitch a tent, camp.
Where else “yeehal” appears- and cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- and livedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- by the oaksאֵלֹנֵיelone
oak, terebinth
A great tree, oak or terebinth; it served as a landmark.
Where else “elone” appears- of Mamreמַמְרֵאmamre
Mamre
Mamre, the name of an Amorite ally of Abram and of the place with oaks near Hebron where Abraham lived.
Where else “mamre” appears- are in Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appears- and he builtיִּבֶןyiven
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appears- an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears
Places in this verse
Hebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
The context
17Get up, walk through the land along its length and along its width, for to you I will give it.”
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To study Genesis 13 in a group
1. What it says
How did Abram settle the conflict with Lot, and which place did each one choose (vv. 8-12)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Abram that he let Lot choose the land first (vv. 8-9)?
3. How I live it
How can you yield in a disagreement today in order to protect a relationship?