an Amorite, brother of Aner and Eshcol, and friend of Abraham,
Gen. xiv, 13. It was with these three persons, together with his own and
their domestics, that Abraham pursued and overcame the kings after their
conquest of Sodom and Gomorrah.
2. MAMRE, the same as Hebron. In Gen. xxiii, 19, it is said, that
Abraham buried Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before
Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.” And in Gen. xxxv, 27,
it is said, that Jacob came unto Isaac his father, unto Mamre, unto the
city of Arba, which is Hebron.” The city probably derived its name from
that Mamre who joined Abraham in the pursuit of Chedorlaomer, and the
rescue of Lot, Gen. xiv.
Gen. xiv, 13. It was with these three persons, together with his own and
their domestics, that Abraham pursued and overcame the kings after their
conquest of Sodom and Gomorrah.
2. MAMRE, the same as Hebron. In Gen. xxiii, 19, it is said, that
Abraham buried Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before
Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.” And in Gen. xxxv, 27,
it is said, that Jacob came unto Isaac his father, unto Mamre, unto the
city of Arba, which is Hebron.” The city probably derived its name from
that Mamre who joined Abraham in the pursuit of Chedorlaomer, and the
rescue of Lot, Gen. xiv.