18 Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.
One who had escaped came and told Abram, the Hebrew. Now he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were allies of Abram.
Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said, "I will give this land to your seed{or, offspring}." He built an altar there to Yahweh, who appeared to him. He left from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh, and called on the name of Yahweh.
Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
He said to him, "Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me word again." So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
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Commentary on Genesis 13 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 13
In this chapter we have a further account concerning Abram.
Gen 13:1-4
Gen 13:5-9
We have here an unhappy falling out between Abram and Lot, who had hitherto been inseparable companions (see v. 1, and ch. 12:4), but now parted.
Gen 13:10-13
We have here the choice that Lot made when he parted from Abram. Upon this occasion, one would have expected,
Gen 13:14-18
We have here an account of a gracious visit which God paid to Abram, to confirm the promise to him and his. Observe,