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Genesis 18:1-15 (Basic)

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¹ Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day; ² And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth; ³ And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant: ⁴ Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree: ⁵ And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so. ⁶ Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes. ⁷ And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready; ⁸ And he took butter and milk and the young ox which he had made ready and put it before them, waiting by them under the tree while they took food. ⁹ And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent. ¹⁰ And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door. ¹¹ Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth. ¹² And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old? ¹³ And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child? ¹⁴ Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child. ¹⁵ Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughing.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 14) Strength / Sovereignty / Power - Is anything too hard for the LORD?

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 1) Is there one God or more than one God? The LORD appeared to Abraham... looked up and saw three men

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 14) Genesis 18 - Abraham prays for Sodom (2011-10-18)

Definition(s):
Abraham (Ab-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Abraham (Ehb-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Sarah (Seh-ra): lady; princess; princess of the multitude