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God promises a son to Abraham

18 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the special oak trees of Mamre. It was the hot time of day and Abraham was sitting by the door of his tent. Abraham looked up and he saw three men. He ran in a hurry to meet them. He bent down to the ground to respect them.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 18:2 This was a visit from the Lord God himself, but Abraham did not know that until later in their meeting.