Then the Lord appeared to him and said: (A)“Do not go down to Egypt; live in (B)the land of which I shall tell you.

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The Lord appeared(A) to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt;(B) live in the land where I tell you to live.(C)

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The Son of Promise(A)

18 Then the Lord appeared to him by [a]the (B)terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.

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  1. Genesis 18:1 Heb. Alon Mamre

The Three Visitors

18 The Lord appeared to Abraham(A) near the great trees of Mamre(B) while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent(C) in the heat of the day.

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The Sign of the Covenant(A)

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord (B)appeared to Abram and said to him, (C)“I am [a]Almighty God; (D)walk before Me and be (E)blameless.

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  1. Genesis 17:1 Heb. El Shaddai

The Covenant of Circumcision

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old,(A) the Lord appeared to him(B) and said, “I am God Almighty[a];(C) walk before me faithfully and be blameless.(D)

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  1. Genesis 17:1 Hebrew El-Shaddai

(A)Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, (B)“To your [a]descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an (C)altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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  1. Genesis 12:7 Lit. seed

Promises to Abram(A)

12 Now the (B)Lord had said to Abram:

“Get (C)out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.

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The Call of Abram

12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household(A) to the land(B) I will show you.(C)

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Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

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Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(A) and enjoy safe pasture.(B)

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10 And He said, “I will certainly return to you (A)according to the time of life, and behold, (B)Sarah your wife shall have a son.”

(Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.) 11 Now (C)Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and [a]Sarah (D)had passed the age of childbearing. 12 Therefore Sarah (E)laughed within herself, saying, (F)“After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my (G)lord being old also?”

13 And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ 14 (H)Is anything too hard for the Lord? (I)At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”

15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid.

And He said, “No, but you did laugh!”

Abraham Intercedes for Sodom

16 Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them (J)to send them on the way. 17 And the Lord said, (K)“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, 18 since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be (L)blessed in him? 19 For I have known him, in order (M)that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.” 20 And the Lord said, “Because (N)the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their (O)sin is very grave,

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  1. Genesis 18:11 Lit. the manner of women had ceased to be with Sarah

10 Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year,(A) and Sarah your wife will have a son.”(B)

Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old,(C) and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.(D) 12 So Sarah laughed(E) to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord(F) is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’(G) 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord?(H) I will return to you at the appointed time next year,(I) and Sarah will have a son.”(J)

15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”

But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”

Abraham Pleads for Sodom

16 When the men(K) got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. 17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham(L) what I am about to do?(M) 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,(N) and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[a] 19 For I have chosen him(O), so that he will direct his children(P) and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord(Q) by doing what is right and just,(R) so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”(S)

20 Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom(T) and Gomorrah is so great(U) and their sin so grievous(V)

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  1. Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)