How many times is Mamre mentioned in the Bible?
The word Mamre appears 10 times in the King James Version, in 10 verses. It is found in 1 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Mamre 10 times.
Mamre in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Mamre counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Mamre | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 10 | 10 |
What the name Mamre means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Mamre as "rebellious; bitter; set with trees".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Mamre most
Mamre appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. All 10 uses are in Genesis.
First and last mention of Mamre
Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
Verses with Mamre on our topic pages
4 verses that use Mamre in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
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After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.
Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre,
in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.
Common questions
How many times is Mamre in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 10 of the 10 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Mamre appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. All 10 uses are in Genesis.
Where is Mamre first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 13:18: "Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD." The last is Genesis 50:13.
What does the name Mamre mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Mamre as "rebellious; bitter; set with trees".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.