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[1] The Trinity depicts the three angels who visited Abraham at the Oak of Mamre (Genesis 18:1–8), but the painting is full of symbolism and is interpreted as an icon of the Holy Trinity. At the time of Rublev, the Holy Trinity was the embodiment of spiritual unity, peace, harmony, mutual love and humility. [6]
The story of the Philoxenia of Abraham comes from the book of Genesis 18:1-18, which describes Abraham's hospitality to the Lord when he appeared under the tree of Mamre in the form of three angels. [15] In the first scene, Abraham welcomes the three angels beneath the tree of Mamre. [14] In the second scene, Abraham is shown hosting the three ...
The men of Abraham start quarreling with those of his nephew Lot, and so they agree to part ways. Lot decides to try and live with his family in the city of Sodom and Gomorrah. Then Abraham receives the visit of three angels, who announces Sarah's pregnancy and God's plan to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah by fire. Abraham intercedes for the sodomites.
Abraham [a] (originally Abram) [b] is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [7] In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews and God; in Christianity, he is the spiritual progenitor of all believers, whether Jewish or non-Jewish; [c] [8] and in Islam, he is a link in the chain of Islamic ...
The toledot of heaven and earth (Genesis 1:1–4:26) The Genesis creation narrative (the combined Hexameron or six-day cosmic creation-story of Genesis 1 and the human-focused creation-story of Genesis 2) The Eden narrative (the story of Adam and Eve and how they came to be expelled from God's presence) Cain and Abel and the first murder
Genesis 11:6-8 11 "Abraham Journeying into the Land of Canaan" Genesis 12:1 12 "Abraham and the Three Angels" Genesis 18:9-10 13 "The Flight of Lot" Genesis 19:24-26 14 "The Expulsion of Ishmael and His Mother" Genesis 21:14 15 "Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness" Genesis 21:17-18 16 "The Trial of Abraham's Faith" Genesis 22:10-12 17 "The ...
The patriarchs of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age. They play significant roles in Hebrew scripture during ...
Chapter 6 (long recension)/Chapter 6:6-6:13 (short recension): Sarah recognizes Michael as one of the angels in Genesis 18, and Abraham confirms this by remembering that Michael has the same feet (Abraham washed Michael's feet and those of the three visitors in Genesis 18).