BIBLE DICTIONARY
Mamre

An Amorite in alliance with Abram (Gen. 14: 13, 24); hence the name of the place where he lived near Hebron (Gen. 13: 18); afterwards a home of the patriarchs (Gen. 19: 1; Gen. 23: 17, 19; Gen. 25: 9; Gen. 35: 27; Gen. 49: 30; Gen. 50: 13).