Now the LORDappearedto him by the oaksof Mamre,while he was sittingat the tentdoorin the heatof the day.
The LORDappearedto Abramand said,"To your descendantsI will givethisland."So he builtan altarthereto the LORDwho had appearedto him.
Then Abrammovedhis tentand cameand dweltby the oaksof Mamre,whichare in Hebron,and therehe builtan altarto the LORD.
Then a fugitivecameand toldAbramthe Hebrew.Now he was livingby the oaksof Mamrethe Amorite,brotherof Eshcoland brotherof Aner,and thesewere allieswith Abram.
Afterthesethingsthe wordof the LORDcameto Abramin a vision,saying,"Do not fear,Abram,I am a shieldto you; Your rewardshall be verygreat."
When He finishedtalkingwith him, Godwentup from Abraham.
Then the menturnedawayfrom thereand wenttoward Sodom,while Abrahamwas stillstandingbeforethe LORD.
Now Abrahamjourneyedfrom theretoward the landof the Negev,and settledbetweenKadeshand Shur;then he sojournedin Gerar.
The LORDappearedto him and said,"Do not godownto Egypt;stayin the landof whichI shall tellyou.
Jacobcameto his fatherIsaacat Mamreof Kiriath-arba(that is, Hebron),whereAbrahamand Isaachad sojourned.
Then Jacobsaidto Joseph,"GodAlmightyappearedto me at Luzin the landof Canaanand blessedme,
In that nightGodappearedto Solomonand saidto him, "AskwhatI shall giveyou."
Then Mosessaid,"What ifthey will not believeme or listento whatI say?For they may say,The LORDhas not appearedto you.'"
And he said,"Hearme, brethrenand fathers!The Godof gloryappearedto our fatherAbrahamwhen he was in Mesopotamia,beforehe livedin Haran,
By faithhe lived as an alienin the landof promise,as in a foreign[land], dwellingin tentswith Isaacand Jacob,fellow heirsof the samepromise;
Do not neglectto show hospitality to strangers,for by thissomehave entertainedangelswithout knowingit.
Now it cameabout when Joshuawas by Jericho,that he liftedup his eyesand looked,and behold,a manwas standingoppositehim with his sworddrawnin his hand,and Joshuawentto him and saidto him, "Are you for us orfor our adversaries?"
