This “grove” must have been within sight of or “facing” Machpelah (q.v.).
The site of Mamre has been identified with Ballatet Selta, i.e., “the oak of
rest”, where there is a tree called “Abraham’s oak,” about a mile and a half
west of Hebron. Others identify it with er-Rameh, 2 miles north of
Hebron.
- MAN (1.) Hebrews ‘Adam, used as the proper name of the first man. The
name is derived from a word meaning “to be red,” and thus the first man
was called Adam because he was formed from the red earth. It is also the
generic name of the human race (Genesis 1:26, 27; 5:2; 8:21; Deuteronomy
8:3). Its equivalents are the Latin homo and the Greek anthropos
(Matthew 5:13, 16). It denotes also man in opposition to woman (Genesis
3:12; Matthew 19:10).
(2.) Hebrews ‘ish, like the Latin vir and Greek aner, denotes properly a
man in opposition to a woman (1 Samuel 17:33; Matthew 14:21); a
husband (Genesis 3:16; Hos. 2:16); man with reference to excellent mental
qualities.
(3.) Hebrews ‘enosh, man as mortal, transient, perishable (2 Chronicles
14:11; Isaiah 8:1; Job 15:14; Psalm 8:4; 9:19, 20; 103:15). It is applied to
women (Joshua 8:25).
(4.) Hebrews geber, man with reference to his strength, as distinguished
from women (Deuteronomy 22:5) and from children (Exodus 12:37); a
husband (Proverbs 6:34).
(5.) Hebrews methim, men as mortal (Isaiah 41:14), and as opposed to
women and children (Deuteronomy 3:6; Job 11:3; Isaiah 3:25).
Man was created by the immediate hand of God, and is generically
different from all other creatures (Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:7). His complex
nature is composed of two elements, two distinct substances, viz., body
and soul (Genesis 2:7; Ecclesiastes 12:7; 2 Corinthians 5:1-8).
The words translated “spirit” and “soul,” in 1 Thessalonians 5:23,
Hebrews 4:12, are habitually used interchangeably (Matthew 10:28; 16:26;
1 Peter 1:22). The “spirit” (Gr. pneuma) is the soul as rational; the “soul”
(Gr. psuche) is the same, considered as the animating and vital principle of
the body.
Man was created in the likeness of God as to the perfection of his nature,
in knowledge (Colossians 3:10), righteousness, and holiness (Ephesians