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Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly prepare twenty quarts[a] of fine flour, knead it, and make some loaves of bread.” Abraham ran to the herd, brought a good, tender calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to prepare it. He took cheese curds, milk, and the calf that he had prepared and set it before them. He stood beside them under the tree while they ate.

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  1. Genesis 18:6 Or thirty-six pounds. Hebrew three seahs. This is a huge amount.

So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs[a] of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”(A)

Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf(B) and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. He then brought some curds(C) and milk(D) and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them.(E) While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.

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  1. Genesis 18:6 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms