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Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.
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An Altar of Public Faith
Commentators explain that Abram's altar was more than personal devotion; it was a public declaration. In a land filled with profane altars to other gods, Abram built this one to publicly profess his worship of the one true God. As John Calvin notes, this was a courageous act of witness, distinguishing his faith from the surrounding cultures.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
The plain of Mamre. — (Hebrew, oaks of Mamre. See Genesis 12:6). Mamre was an Amorite, then living, and as he was confede…
16th Century
Protestant
And Abram removed his tent. Here Moses relates that the holy man, animated by the renewed promise of God, traversed the land with great co…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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