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Mamre (/ ˈ m æ m r i /; Hebrew: מַמְרֵא), full name "Oaks of Mamre", refers to an ancient religious site originally focused on a single holy tree growing "since time immemorial" at Hebron in Canaan. [9] At its first location, Khirbet Nimra, a pagan tree cult predated the biblical narrative. [10]
At the Oaks of Mamre is where God made the most important covenant in the Bible. All of humanity would be saved by grace through faith, regardless of what period or testament in the Bible they lived. Nearby to Hebron, see and learn about this place where it all took place.
Today, this section of Hebron is off limits to Israelis due to the 1997 Hebron Accords, except in rare circumstances. The Bible refers to the Oak of Mamre when Abraham is visited by the three angels who inform him of his wife Sarah's future pregnancy.
Judging from the Bible data, it appears to be too far from Hebron and Machpelah to suit the conditions; the site of Mamre must have been nearer to Deir el Arba`in, but it has probably been entirely lost since very early times.
57 min spacerem • Grota Patriarchów, znana również jako Me'arat HaMachpela, to jedno z najstarszych miejsc kultu religijnego, położone w sercu starożytnego miasta Hebron na Zachodnim Brzegu. To miejsce, które od wieków jest punktem skupienia zarówno dla wyznawców judaizmu, jak...
The Oak of Mamre (Greek: ἡ δρῦς τῆς Μαμβρῆ, hē drys tēs Mambrḗ) or Oak of Sibta at Khirbet es-Sibte or Ain Sibta in Hebron in the West Bank is a site venerated by some as the "Oak of Abraham". It is distinct from the more ancient site of Mamre.
Hebron. —That is, alliance. Hebron was perhaps so called from the confederacy formed between Abram and the Amorites, and was apparently the name not only of a city, but of a district, as the oaks of Mamre are described as being “in Hebron.” For its other name, Kirjath-arba, see note on Genesis 23:2. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary.
