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Mamre

MAMRE, or Mambre, an Amorite, Gen. xiv. 13.Brother of Aner and Eschol, and Friend of Abraham. ‘Twas with these three Persons, together with his own and their Domesticks, that he pursued and overcame the Kings, after their Conquest of Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Augustin Calmet, O.S.B., “Mamre,” in Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Complete and Unabridged, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/calmet-dictionary/m/mamre/.

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