Genesis 18:2

In the Old Testament

• §2571Article 1 · In the Old TestamentRead at vatican.va

  “Abraham's remarkable hospitality at Mamre foreshadows the annunciation of the true Son of the promise.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 18:1-15; Lk 1:26-38.

"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"

• §706Article 8 · "I Believe in the Holy Spirit"Read at vatican.va

  “Against all human hope, God promises descendants to Abraham, as the fruit of faith and of the power of the Holy Spirit.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 18:1-15; Lk 1:26-38. 54-55; Jn 1:12-13; Rom 4:16-21.

Justin Martyr

• Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 56

  “…behold, three men stood before him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent; and he bowed himself toward the ground, and said;’ ” (and so on;) “ ‘Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord: and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward the…” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 1, 2.

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• Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 126

  “Then he goes on to say: ‘And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, three men stood before him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them.’” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 2.

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Ambrose of Milan

• Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith I.14Book I

  “Abraham, also, saw Three, and adored One.” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 1–3.

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• Ambrose of Milan, On the Decease of His Brother Satyrus Book 2

  “Abraham, ready to receive strangers, faithful towards God, devoted in ministering, quick in his service, saw the Trinity in a type; he added religious duty to hospitality, when beholding Three he worshipped One, and preserving the distinction of the Persons, yet addressed one Lord, he…” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 2.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 78

  “…we must believe that even Sodom was overthrown by means of evil angels, and that Abraham and Lot would seem to have entertained under their roof evil angels; the which, as being contrary to the most evident Scriptures, far be it that we should think.” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 2 and xix. 1.

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• Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity III.11Book III

  “Whereas it is said in like manner in another place, “And the Lord appeared to him in the plains of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;” and yet it is added immediately, “And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him:” of whom we have already spoken.” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 1, 2

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• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XVI.29Book XVI

  “…by him: and, when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and worshipped toward the ground, and said, Lord, if I have found favor before thee,” etc.; why do they not advert to this also, that when two of them came to destroy the Sodomites, while Abraham still spoke to one, calling him Lord, and…” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 2, 3.

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Jerome

• Jerome, Letters Letter 66

  “I hear that you have erected a hospice for strangers at Portus and that you have planted a twig from the tree of Abraham upon the Ausonian shore.” — editor's note: i.e. the oak of Mamre under which he entertained the three angels (Gen. xviii. 1–8).

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Gregory of Nazianzus

• Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 11

  “Yet he saw not God as God, but gave Him food as a man.” — editor's note: Gen. xviii. 2. Elias Cretensis sees in this occurrence a foreshadowing of the Incarnation; and also with many others, a revelation of the Trinity, in that…

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• Genesis 19:2

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.29.

• Genesis 19:16

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.29.

• Genesis 19:17

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.29.

• Genesis 19:18

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.29.

• Genesis 19:19

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.29.

• Genesis 19:21

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.29.

• Genesis 32:24

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 126.

• Genesis 32:30

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 126.

• Exodus 6:2

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 126.

• Numbers 11:23

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 126.

• Deuteronomy 31:2

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 126.

• Daniel 3:25

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.14.

• Matthew 17:6

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.14.

• Matthew 17:7

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.14.

• Matthew 17:8

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.14.

• Acts 7:38

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.14.

• Hebrews 13:2

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.29.