1 One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the Lord appeared to him.
2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He quickly ran to meet them, bowed with his face to the ground,
3 and said, “Please come to my home where I can serve you.
4 I'll have some water brought, so you can wash your feet, then you can rest under the tree.
5 Let me get you some food to give you strength before you leave. I would be honoured to serve you.”“Thank you very much,” they answered. “We accept your offer.”
6 Abraham quickly went to his tent and said to Sarah, “Hurry! Get a large sack of flour and make some bread.”