Mamre
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Mamre, full name "Oaks of Mamre", refers to an ancient religious site originally focused on a single holy tree growing "since time immemorial" at Hebron in Canaan. It is best known from the biblical s
Archaeological remains at Ramat el-Khalil
Vayeira
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Vayeira, Vayera, or Va-yera is the fourth weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 18:1–22:24. The parashah tells the stories of Abraham's three visitor
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (1852 painting by John Martin)
Abraham and the Three Angels (engraving by Gustave Doré from the 1865 La Sainte Bible)
The beginning of Parashat Vayeira. Note the dots above the word אֵלָיו roughly halfway down on the left.
Lot prevents violence against the Angels (1555 engraving by Heinrich Aldegrever)