Genesis 13:18

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 13

“Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.”Genesis 13:18

What Does Genesis 13:18 Mean?

Genesis 13:18 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 13, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (17)

These passages are connected to Genesis 13:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 14:13“And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.”Hebrews 11:9“By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:”Genesis 8:20“And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”Genesis 18:1“And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;”Genesis 35:27“And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.”Genesis 12:7“And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.”Genesis 26:25“And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.”Genesis 23:2“And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.”Exodus 6:3“And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.”Psalms 16:8“I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.”Genesis 13:4“Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.”Genesis 37:14“And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.”Numbers 13:22“And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)”1 Timothy 2:8“I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”Genesis 33:20“And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.”Joshua 10:36“And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:”Joshua 14:13“And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.”

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