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Mamre
        (strength, fatness) an ancient Amorite, who with his brothers, Eshcol and Aner, was in alliance with Abram, Ge 14:13,51 and under the shade of whose oak grove the patriarch dwelt in the interval between his residence at Bethel and at Beersheba. ch. Ge 13:18; 18:1 In the subsequent chapters Mamre is a mere local appellation. ch, Ge 23:17,19; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'mamre' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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