Genesis 18

Abraham was the heir of his father Terah who was the son of Nahor and a descendant of one of Shem's five son Arpachshad. Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:26–27, Book of Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 of the Hebrew Bible and Luke 3:34–36. Abram had left Ur and also Haran which were city states. He also avoided other city-states like Sodom and Gomorrah and divided himself and his altars from the Turtledove and its goddess of the welfare state. What was he doing and why was he able to defeat whole armies that had just conquered these city State governments when he was neither a king nor ruler? What was Abraham really doing? Did he form a free "Polis" through a network of Altars of freewill sacrifice that strengthen the bands of a free society by nurturing the social bonds through the voluntary practice of pure Religion?
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Comments
The plains^[1] of Mamre(מַמְרֵ֑א):^[2] New American Standard Bible (NASB) translates בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖י (be'elonei) as "to him by the oaks" instead of plains. The term Memreh מַמְרֵ֑א (mamre) could be a place, or an ally of Abraham as some will tell us. Mamre= "strength" or "fatness" and without the double Mem it could mean rebellious mara מָרָא.^[3]
Job 39:9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?... 18 What time she lifteth up <04754> herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider." Zephaniah 3:1 "Woe to her that is filthy <04754> and polluted, to the oppressing city!"
Why is a single Mem in mara filthy and rebellious and related to "the oppressive city" or city of blood?

In Genesis 13 we see Abram had built an altar in place described in the same way. :18 "Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth (oak) trees of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the LORD." NKJV
in Genesis 12 we see a similar description in :6 "Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land." NKJV
Is this Moreh מוֹרֶ֑ה (mōwreh) another place? These same letters produce Hebrew words said to mean "an archer, teacher, teaching, the early rain".
Or is this Memreh מַמְרֵ֑א (mamre) mean the "teacher, teaching" without the double Mem?
"Jewish tradition adds that this visit was made to Abraham on the third day after the rite had been performed, and was for the purpose of healing him from the painful consequences of it." Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
V2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood (נִצָּבִ֖ים nitzavim Nun Tzadik Beit Yod Mem)^[4] by him: and when he saw them, he ran^[5] to meet them (07122 or 07125 not actually in the text) from the tent door, and bowed himself(וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ vaiyishtachu)VavYodShinTavChetVav)^[6] toward the ground,(אָֽרְצָה׃ (aretzah.)Alef Reish Tzadik Hey ^[7]
V1 "And the LORD appeared" and V2 "And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood".
V10 "I will surely שֹׁ֣וב (shob) אָשׁ֤וּב (ashuvb)" Repeating the word shuwb (ShinVavBeit)^[8] is what makes it certain.
Summary
Abraham had left the city-states of Nimrod and the gods many who make men merchandise and curse children through their tables of civil welfare and legal charity which are a snare.
Sodom and Gomorrah were the cities of Blood created like the civil cauldrons created by the consent of the people who are willing to bind themselves in those flesh pots of consent which are the one purse systems that Proverbs 1:10 warns about.
The people who have an appetite for benefits become the masses who go under tribute because they are slothful in the way of God and Christ. If you are under tribute you have likely been snared back into the bondage of Egypt.
According to David and Paul it was the civil tables created for the welfare of the people that was actually a snare and a trap. Because it was fundamentally a covetous practice it made the people merchandise according to Peter which we would call Human resources.
V8 "them under the tree" עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ‘ălêhem 05921 תַּ֥חַת tachat 08478 הָעֵ֖ץ ha'etz 06086: them AyinLamedYod Hey Mem under TavChetTav the tree HeyAyinTzadik The divine spark(Yod Hey Mem) was in Abraham and those men.

Questions
What did Sodom's systems of social welfare have in common with the leaven of Herod and the Pharisees and the system of Corban they created?.
What was the difference between their Corban and the Corban of Christ and Moses?
Should we assume the "Lord" (אֲדֹנָ֗י adonai)^[9] was the same as the LORD(יְהוָֹה‎ YodHeyVavHey Yëhovah)^[10] who appeared to Abraham as he walked in spirit and truth?
Were these conversations in the heart of Abraham with YHWH the reason he recognized the divine spark in these three men who Abraham calls "my Lord"?
In Genesis 19 Lot recognizes these men also and we must ask why?
How many righteous men will they find in Sodom?

1

Plains of Mamre appearance

1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains(by the oaks)^[1] of Mamre:^[2] and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood (נִצָּבִ֖ים nitzavim Nun Tzadik BeitYod Mem)^[4] by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

3 And said, My Lord (אֲדֹנָ֗י adonai)^[9], if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

Abraham hastened

6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

They did eat

8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

Where is Sarah

9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Sarah denied

12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

Looked toward Sodom

16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

The LORD reveals

17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

The cry of Sodom

20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous^[11];

21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

The men turned

22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

Righteous with the wicked

23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Fifty

26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.

Thirty

30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.

Twenty

31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

Ten

32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
0436 אֵלוֹן‎ ‘elown ay-lone’ AlefLamedVavNun prolonged from 0352 AlefYodLamed ram mighty strength n m; the same as 0193 AlefVavLamed strength, nobles, wealthy men ; [BDB-18b] {See TWOT on 45 @@ "45i" } AV-plain 9; 9
1) tree, great tree, terebinth

2) plain
- בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י bə’êlōnê Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 18:1
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 04471 מַמְרֵא‎ Mamre’ mam-ray’ from 04754 ארָמָ mara’ The meaning is said to be dubious but scene often in the sense of vigor ; n pr m/n pr loc; [BDB-577a] {See TWOT on 1208 } AV-Mamre 10; 10
Mamre= "strength" or "fatness"

n pr m

1) an Amorite who allied himself with Abram

n pr loc

2) an oak grove on Mamre’s land in Palestine where Abraham dwelt

3) a place near Abraham’s burial place, apparently identified with Hebron
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04754 ארָמָ mara’ maw-raw’ ‭a primitive root; v; [BDB-597a] {See TWOT on 1238}‭AV-filthy 1, lifteth up 1; 2
1) (Hiphil) to beat (the air), flap (the wings)
1a) meaning dubious

2) (Qal) filthy
- In summary, מָרָא (mara') is a significant term in the Hebrew Bible that encapsulates the act of rebellion against divine authority, often leading to severe consequences. Its usage underscores the importance of obedience and the dangers of defiance in the biblical narrative.
- Usage: This verb is used in the context of rebellion or defiance, often against authority or divine command. It can also imply the act of lashing or whipping, symbolizing punishment or correction.
- Context: The Hebrew root מָרָא (mara') is a verb that primarily conveys the notion of rebellion or defiance. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe actions that are contrary to the will or command of God, often resulting in divine displeasure or judgment. The term can also extend to the physical act of whipping or lashing, which serves as a metaphor for the consequences of rebellion.
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05324 נָצַב‎ natsab [naw-tsab’] a primitive root NunTzadikBeit ; v; [BDB-662a] [{See TWOT on 1398 }] AV-stand 34, set 12, officers 6, set up 7, upright 2, appointed 1, deputy 1, erected 1, establish 1, Huzzab 1, misc 9; 75
1) to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to station oneself, take one’s stand

1a2) to stand, be stationed

1a3) to stand, take an upright position

1a4) to be stationed, be appointed

1a5) deputy, prefect, appointed, deputed (subst)

1a6) to stand firm

1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to station, set

1b2) to set up, erect

1b3) to cause to stand erect

1b4) to fix, establish

1c) (Hophal) to be fixed, be determined, be stationary
- נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)
- צ ץ Tzadik is always related to The Faith of the Righteous One, the foundation of the word "to hunt" or Harvest even eat or desire. [Harvest, pant, desire] (Numeric value: 90)
- ב Beit Purpose: God's Dwelling Place Below - a house or God's house here. [household, in, into] (Numeric value: 2)
↑ 07323 רוּץ‎ ruwts roots a primitive root; v; [BDB-930a] {See TWOT on 2137 } AV-run 72, guard 14, post 8, run away 2, speedily 1, misc 7; 104
1) to run
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to run

1a2) runners (participle as subst)

1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart

1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry

1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away
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07812 ^החשׁ^ shachah ShinChetHey \@shaw-khaw’\@ a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 2360} AV-worship 99, bow 31, bow down 18, obeisance 9, reverence 5, fall down 3, themselves 2, stoop 1, crouch 1, misc 3; 172
1) to bow down
1a) (Qal) to bow down

1b) (Hiphil) to depress (fig)

1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself
1c1a) before superior in homage

1c1b) before God in worship

1c1c) before false gods

1c1d) before angel
- The word worshipper does not appear in the Old Testament except as a translation of abad which clearly means to serve. The common word for worship is shachah. Study Aboda.
- In the New Testament, the word for worship is proskuneo.
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0776 אֶרֶץ‎ ‘erets [eh’-rets] from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; n f; [BDB-75b] [{See TWOT on 167 }] AV-land 1543, earth 712, country 140, ground 98, world 4, way 3, common 1, field 1, nations 1, wilderness + 04057 1; 2504
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)

1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)

1a3) earth (inhabitants)

1b) land
1b1) country, territory

1b2) district, region

1b3) tribal territory

1b4) piece of ground

1b5) land of Canaan, Israel

1b6) inhabitants of land

1b7) city (-state)

1b8) the abode of the dead

1c) ground, surface of the earth
1c1) ground

1c2) soil

1d) (in phrases)
1d1) people of the land

1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)

1d3) level or plain country

1d4) land of the living

1d5) end(s) of the earth

1e) (almost wholly late in usage)
1e1) lands, countries
1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
- See 0776 אֶרֶץ‎ ‘erets land or territory.
- See 08398 תֵּבֵל‎ tebel Tav Beit Lamed Kosmos See world
- See 02465 חֶלֶד‎ cheled Chet Lamed Dalet age
↑ 07725 שׁוּב‎ shuwb [shoob] a primitive root; v; [BDB-996b] [{See TWOT on 2340 }] AV-return 391, … again 248, turn 123, … back 65, … away 56, restore 39, bring 34, render 19, answer 18, recompense 8, recover 6, deliver 5, put 5, withdraw 5, requite 4, misc 40; 1066
1) to return, turn back
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to turn back, return
1a1a) to turn back

1a1b) to return, come or go back

1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back

1a1d) of dying

1a1e) of human relations (fig)

1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise

1a1f2) to turn away (of God)

1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent

1a1f4) turn back (from evil)

1a1g) of inanimate things

1a1h) in repetition

1b) (Polel)
1b1) to bring back

1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)

1b3) to lead away (enticingly)

1b4) to show turning, apostatise

1c) (Pual) restored (participle)

1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment

1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore

1d3) to bring back, report to, answer

1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)

1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse

1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward

1d7) to turn against

1d8) to bring back to mind

1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke

1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back

1f) (Pulal) brought back
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 0113 אָדוֹן‎ ‘adown aw-done’ or (shortened) אדן‎ ‘adon aw-done’ from an unused root (meaning to rule); n m; [BDB-10b] {See TWOT on 27 @@ "27b" } AV-lord 197, master(s) 105, Lord 31, owner 1, sir 1; 335
1) firm, strong, lord, master
1a) lord, master
1a1) reference to men
1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs

1a1b) master

1a1c) king

1a2) reference to God
1a2a) the Lord God

1a2b) Lord of the whole earth

1b) lords, kings
1b1) reference to men
1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria

1b1b) master

1b1c) husband

1b1d) prophet

1b1e) governor

1b1f) prince

1b1g) king

1b2) reference to God
1b2a) Lord of lords (probably= "thy husband, Yahweh")

1c) my lord, my master
1c1) reference to men
1c1a) master

1c1b) husband

1c1c) prophet

1c1d) prince

1c1e) king

1c1f) father

1c1g) Moses

1c1h) priest

1c1i) theophanic angel

1c1j) captain

1c1k) general recognition of superiority

1c2) reference to God
1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God

1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)
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03068 יְהוָֹה‎ YodHeyVavHey Yëhovah [yeh-ho-vaw’] from 01961; n pr dei; [BDB-217b] [{See TWOT on 484 @@ "484a" }] AV-LORD 6510, GOD 4, JEHOVAH 4, variant 1; 6519
- Jehovah= "the existing One"
1) the proper name of the one true God
1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of 0136
- י Yod The Infinite Point of essential good. Divine spark hidden in the ט Tet. Spark of spirit. [closed hand... Deed, work, to make] (Numeric value: 10)
- ה Hey Expression, Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)
- ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)
- ה Hey Expression, Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)
↑ The sin the Sodom
Genesis 18:20 "And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;..."

Genesis 13:13 “‭13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”

Ezekiel 16:49 "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."

Genesis 14:21-23 "And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not [take] from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that [is] thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

Deuteronomy 32:31-33 “‭31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. ‭32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: ‭33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.”

Isaiah 1:9-19 “‭9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah. ‭10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. ‭11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. ‭12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? ‭13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. ‭15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. ‭16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; ‭17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. ‭18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. ‭19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:”

Isaiah 3:8-9 “‭8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. ‭9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.”

Jeremiah 23:14 “‭14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.”

Lamentations 4:5-10 “‭5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. ‭6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. ‭7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire: ‭8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. ‭9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. ‭10 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

Jude 1:7-8 “‭7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. ‭8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.”

[elon-1] 1.0 ^1.1 0436 אֵלוֹן‎ ‘elown ay-lone’ AlefLamedVavNun prolonged from 0352 AlefYodLamed ram mighty strength n m; the same as 0193 AlefVavLamed strength, nobles, wealthy men ; [BDB-18b] {See TWOT on 45 @@ "45i" } AV-plain 9; 9
1) tree, great tree, terebinth

2) plain

בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י bə’êlōnê Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 18:1

[2] בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י bə’êlōnê Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 18:1

[mamre-2] 2.0 ^2.1 04471 מַמְרֵא‎ Mamre’ mam-ray’ from 04754 ארָמָ mara’ The meaning is said to be dubious but scene often in the sense of vigor ; n pr m/n pr loc; [BDB-577a] {See TWOT on 1208 } AV-Mamre 10; 10
Mamre= "strength" or "fatness"

n pr m

1) an Amorite who allied himself with Abram

n pr loc

2) an oak grove on Mamre’s land in Palestine where Abraham dwelt

3) a place near Abraham’s burial place, apparently identified with Hebron

[mara-3] 04754 ארָמָ mara’ maw-raw’ ‭a primitive root; v; [BDB-597a] {See TWOT on 1238}‭AV-filthy 1, lifteth up 1; 2
1) (Hiphil) to beat (the air), flap (the wings)
1a) meaning dubious

2) (Qal) filthy

In summary, מָרָא (mara') is a significant term in the Hebrew Bible that encapsulates the act of rebellion against divine authority, often leading to severe consequences. Its usage underscores the importance of obedience and the dangers of defiance in the biblical narrative.

Usage: This verb is used in the context of rebellion or defiance, often against authority or divine command. It can also imply the act of lashing or whipping, symbolizing punishment or correction.

Context: The Hebrew root מָרָא (mara') is a verb that primarily conveys the notion of rebellion or defiance. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe actions that are contrary to the will or command of God, often resulting in divine displeasure or judgment. The term can also extend to the physical act of whipping or lashing, which serves as a metaphor for the consequences of rebellion.

[5] In summary, מָרָא (mara') is a significant term in the Hebrew Bible that encapsulates the act of rebellion against divine authority, often leading to severe consequences. Its usage underscores the importance of obedience and the dangers of defiance in the biblical narrative.

[6] Usage: This verb is used in the context of rebellion or defiance, often against authority or divine command. It can also imply the act of lashing or whipping, symbolizing punishment or correction.

[7] Context: The Hebrew root מָרָא (mara') is a verb that primarily conveys the notion of rebellion or defiance. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe actions that are contrary to the will or command of God, often resulting in divine displeasure or judgment. The term can also extend to the physical act of whipping or lashing, which serves as a metaphor for the consequences of rebellion.

[natsab-4] 4.0 ^4.1 05324 נָצַב‎ natsab [naw-tsab’] a primitive root NunTzadikBeit ; v; [BDB-662a] [{See TWOT on 1398 }] AV-stand 34, set 12, officers 6, set up 7, upright 2, appointed 1, deputy 1, erected 1, establish 1, Huzzab 1, misc 9; 75
1) to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to station oneself, take one’s stand

1a2) to stand, be stationed

1a3) to stand, take an upright position

1a4) to be stationed, be appointed

1a5) deputy, prefect, appointed, deputed (subst)

1a6) to stand firm

1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to station, set

1b2) to set up, erect

1b3) to cause to stand erect

1b4) to fix, establish

1c) (Hophal) to be fixed, be determined, be stationary

נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)

צ ץ Tzadik is always related to The Faith of the Righteous One, the foundation of the word "to hunt" or Harvest even eat or desire. [Harvest, pant, desire] (Numeric value: 90)

ב Beit Purpose: God's Dwelling Place Below - a house or God's house here. [household, in, into] (Numeric value: 2)

[9] נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)

[10] צ ץ Tzadik is always related to The Faith of the Righteous One, the foundation of the word "to hunt" or Harvest even eat or desire. [Harvest, pant, desire] (Numeric value: 90)

[11] ב Beit Purpose: God's Dwelling Place Below - a house or God's house here. [household, in, into] (Numeric value: 2)

[ruwts-5] 07323 רוּץ‎ ruwts roots a primitive root; v; [BDB-930a] {See TWOT on 2137 } AV-run 72, guard 14, post 8, run away 2, speedily 1, misc 7; 104
1) to run
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to run

1a2) runners (participle as subst)

1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart

1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry

1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away

[shachah-6] 07812 ^החשׁ^ shachah ShinChetHey \@shaw-khaw’\@ a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 2360} AV-worship 99, bow 31, bow down 18, obeisance 9, reverence 5, fall down 3, themselves 2, stoop 1, crouch 1, misc 3; 172
1) to bow down
1a) (Qal) to bow down

1b) (Hiphil) to depress (fig)

1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself
1c1a) before superior in homage

1c1b) before God in worship

1c1c) before false gods

1c1d) before angel

The word worshipper does not appear in the Old Testament except as a translation of abad which clearly means to serve. The common word for worship is shachah. Study Aboda.

In the New Testament, the word for worship is proskuneo.

[14] The word worshipper does not appear in the Old Testament except as a translation of abad which clearly means to serve. The common word for worship is shachah. Study Aboda.

[15] In the New Testament, the word for worship is proskuneo.

[erets-7] 0776 אֶרֶץ‎ ‘erets [eh’-rets] from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; n f; [BDB-75b] [{See TWOT on 167 }] AV-land 1543, earth 712, country 140, ground 98, world 4, way 3, common 1, field 1, nations 1, wilderness + 04057 1; 2504
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)

1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)

1a3) earth (inhabitants)

1b) land
1b1) country, territory

1b2) district, region

1b3) tribal territory

1b4) piece of ground

1b5) land of Canaan, Israel

1b6) inhabitants of land

1b7) city (-state)

1b8) the abode of the dead

1c) ground, surface of the earth
1c1) ground

1c2) soil

1d) (in phrases)
1d1) people of the land

1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)

1d3) level or plain country

1d4) land of the living

1d5) end(s) of the earth

1e) (almost wholly late in usage)
1e1) lands, countries
1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

See 0776 אֶרֶץ‎ ‘erets land or territory.

See 08398 תֵּבֵל‎ tebel Tav Beit Lamed Kosmos See world

See 02465 חֶלֶד‎ cheled Chet Lamed Dalet age

[17] See 0776 אֶרֶץ‎ ‘erets land or territory.

[18] See 08398 תֵּבֵל‎ tebel Tav Beit Lamed Kosmos See world

[19] See 02465 חֶלֶד‎ cheled Chet Lamed Dalet age

[shuwb-8] 07725 שׁוּב‎ shuwb [shoob] a primitive root; v; [BDB-996b] [{See TWOT on 2340 }] AV-return 391, … again 248, turn 123, … back 65, … away 56, restore 39, bring 34, render 19, answer 18, recompense 8, recover 6, deliver 5, put 5, withdraw 5, requite 4, misc 40; 1066
1) to return, turn back
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to turn back, return
1a1a) to turn back

1a1b) to return, come or go back

1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back

1a1d) of dying

1a1e) of human relations (fig)

1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)
1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise

1a1f2) to turn away (of God)

1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent

1a1f4) turn back (from evil)

1a1g) of inanimate things

1a1h) in repetition

1b) (Polel)
1b1) to bring back

1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)

1b3) to lead away (enticingly)

1b4) to show turning, apostatise

1c) (Pual) restored (participle)

1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment

1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore

1d3) to bring back, report to, answer

1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)

1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse

1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward

1d7) to turn against

1d8) to bring back to mind

1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke

1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back

1f) (Pulal) brought back

[adonai-9] 9.0 ^9.1 0113 אָדוֹן‎ ‘adown aw-done’ or (shortened) אדן‎ ‘adon aw-done’ from an unused root (meaning to rule); n m; [BDB-10b] {See TWOT on 27 @@ "27b" } AV-lord 197, master(s) 105, Lord 31, owner 1, sir 1; 335
1) firm, strong, lord, master
1a) lord, master
1a1) reference to men
1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs

1a1b) master

1a1c) king

1a2) reference to God
1a2a) the Lord God

1a2b) Lord of the whole earth

1b) lords, kings
1b1) reference to men
1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria

1b1b) master

1b1c) husband

1b1d) prophet

1b1e) governor

1b1f) prince

1b1g) king

1b2) reference to God
1b2a) Lord of lords (probably= "thy husband, Yahweh")

1c) my lord, my master
1c1) reference to men
1c1a) master

1c1b) husband

1c1c) prophet

1c1d) prince

1c1e) king

1c1f) father

1c1g) Moses

1c1h) priest

1c1i) theophanic angel

1c1j) captain

1c1k) general recognition of superiority

1c2) reference to God
1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God

1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

[YHWH-10] 03068 יְהוָֹה‎ YodHeyVavHey Yëhovah [yeh-ho-vaw’] from 01961; n pr dei; [BDB-217b] [{See TWOT on 484 @@ "484a" }] AV-LORD 6510, GOD 4, JEHOVAH 4, variant 1; 6519
Jehovah= "the existing One"

1) the proper name of the one true God
1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of 0136

י Yod The Infinite Point of essential good. Divine spark hidden in the ט Tet. Spark of spirit. [closed hand... Deed, work, to make] (Numeric value: 10)

ה Hey Expression, Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)

ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)

ה Hey Expression, Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)

[23] Jehovah= "the existing One"

[24] י Yod The Infinite Point of essential good. Divine spark hidden in the ט Tet. Spark of spirit. [closed hand... Deed, work, to make] (Numeric value: 10)

[25] ה Hey Expression, Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)

[26] ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)

[27] ה Hey Expression, Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)

[Sinsodm-11] The sin the Sodom
Genesis 18:20 "And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;..."

Genesis 13:13 “‭13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”

Ezekiel 16:49 "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."

Genesis 14:21-23 "And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not [take] from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that [is] thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

Deuteronomy 32:31-33 “‭31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. ‭32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: ‭33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.”

Isaiah 1:9-19 “‭9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah. ‭10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. ‭11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. ‭12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? ‭13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. ‭15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. ‭16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; ‭17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. ‭18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. ‭19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:”

Isaiah 3:8-9 “‭8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. ‭9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.”

Jeremiah 23:14 “‭14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.”

Lamentations 4:5-10 “‭5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. ‭6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. ‭7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire: ‭8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. ‭9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. ‭10 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

Jude 1:7-8 “‭7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. ‭8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.”

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Genesis 18

Contents

Plains of Mamre appearance

Abraham hastened

They did eat

Where is Sarah

Sarah denied

Looked toward Sodom

The LORD reveals

The cry of Sodom

The men turned

Righteous with the wicked

Fifty

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Genesis 18

Plains of Mamre appearance

Abraham hastened

They did eat

Where is Sarah

Sarah denied

Looked toward Sodom

The LORD reveals

The cry of Sodom

The men turned

Righteous with the wicked

Fifty

Thirty

Twenty

Ten

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