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Home THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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His name was Martin Noth.
The Bible tells us that Abraham -- a nomad -- bought some land near Hebron in which to die.
But also in which to live.
The story tells of the appearance in an oak grove in Mamre of three of God's messengers
who announced to Abraham's wife, who has been barren up until then, that she was to have a child.
God appeared to Abraham under the oaks of Mamre as he sat at his tent-door at noontide. And lifting up his eyes, he SAW,
and BEHOLD, three men stood before him.
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