Person Old Testament
Mamre
Mamre was an Amorite and an ally of Abraham. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Genesis 14:13.
Why it matters. Amorite, ally of Abraham.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Mamre
Mamre was an Amorite who lived during the time of Abraham. He was described as an ally or confederate of Abraham, along with his brothers Eshcol and Aner. When Abraham learned that his nephew Lot had been captured by a coalition of kings, he gathered his trained servants and pursued them. Mamre and his brothers joined Abraham in this rescue mission, demonstrating their loyalty and support for Abraham (Gen.14.13).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Genesis (1 verse)