Mamre (Easton)

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Manliness. An Amoritish chief in alliance with Abraham (Genesis 14:13,24 ). The name of the place in the neighbourhood of Hebron (q.v.) where Abraham dwelt (Genesis 23:17,19; 35:27 ); called also in Authorized Version (13:18) the 'plain of Mamre,' but in Revised Version more correctly 'the oaks"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter M Bible Dictionaries Mamre Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Mammon Next Entry Man Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Mamre Thompson Chain Reference Mamre Dictionaries American Tract Society Mamre Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Mamre Easton's Bible Dictionary Plain of Mamre Mamre Fausset Bible Dictionary Mamre Holman Bible Dictionary Mamre Hitchcock Bible Names Mamre Hastings' BibleDictionary Mamre Morrish Bible Dictionary Mamre Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Mamre Smith Bible Dictionary Mamre Watson's Theological Dictionary Mamre Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Mamre Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Mamre McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Mamre Lexicons מַמְרֵא , מַמְרֵא Manliness. An Amoritish chief in alliance with Abraham ( Genesis 14:13,24 ). The name of the place in the neighbourhood of Hebron (q.v.) where Abraham dwelt ( Genesis 23:17,19 ; 35:27 ); called also in Authorized Version (13:18) the "plain of Mamre," but in Revised Version more correctly "the oaks [marg., 'terebinths'] of Mamre." The name probably denotes the "oak grove" or the "wood of Mamre," thus designated after Abraham's ally. This "grove" must have been within sight of or "facing" Machpelah (q.v.). The site of Mamre has been identified with Ballatet Selta, i.e., "the oak of rest", where there is a tree called "Abraham's oak," about a mile and a half west of Hebron. Others identify it with er-Rameh, 2 miles north of Hebron.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)