And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God." (Genesis 17:2,4,8) Some time later, when Abraham was sitting at the door of his tent, which was pitched in the plains of Mamre, there stood before him three men, messengers from Jehovah.

In the plains of Mamre, a short distance above the town of Hebron, still stands a very ancient oak tree.

It is about thirty feet in circumference.

It is claimed that this is Abraham's oak, where he pitched his tent at the time these holy messengers appeared to him.

Of course we cannot believe this is true, because an oak would not live that length of time.