Hebron - Abraham's Oak

Before acquiring the cave of Machpelah Abraham had settled in the plain of Mamre. There he erected an altar (Genesis 13,18), and "the Lord appeared unto him" and he entertained the three angels unawares (Genesis 18,1-2). There too his wife Sarah died, and he buried her in the cave "before Mamre" (Genesis 23,17 and 49,30). This indicates that Mamre lay west of Hebron, and the likeliest site seems to be the Russian Orthodox community of Moskabia 1km/0.75mi west of the new bypass road, with a church of 1871 and the "Oak of Rest" (Balut es-Sebat), also known as Abraham's Oak.