Mamre
Mamre, a place near Hebron where Abraham lived and built an altar to the Lord.
The name Mamre means “rebellious; bitter; set with trees”
PlaceOld Testament1 book9 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Genesis 13:18; only referred to as Mamre (מַמְרֵא).
Location
- Identified as
- Ramat el Khalil
- Certainty
- Likely (67% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.557° N, 35.105° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- Death of Isaacc. 1716 BC
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מַמְרֵאMamre
Mentions
- So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.
- I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. They may take their portion.”
- Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
- So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over
- After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
- His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
- Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
- The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
- They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.