Bible Verses About Travellers

ADONAI appeared to Avraham by the oaks of Mamre as he sat at the entrance to the tent during the heat of the day.

He raised his eyes and looked, and there in front of him stood three men. On seeing them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, prostrated himself on the ground,

and said, "My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, please don't leave your servant.

Please let me send for some water, so that you can wash your feet; then rest under the tree,

and I will bring a piece of bread. Now that you have come to your servant, refresh yourselves before going on.""Very well," they replied, "do what you have said."

Avraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quickly, three measures of the best flour! Knead it and make cakes."

Avraham ran to the herd, took a good, tender calf and gave it to the servant, who hurried to prepare it.

Then he took curds, milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it all before the men; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.

He said, "Here now, my lords, please come over to your servant's house. Spend the night, wash your feet, get up early, and go on your way.""No," they answered, "we'll stay in the square."

Lot went out to them and stood in the doorway, closing the door behind him,

and said, "Please, my brothers, don't do such a wicked thing.

Look here, I have two daughters who are virgins. Please, let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them what seems good to you; but don't do anything to these men, since they are guests in my house."

Avraham got up early in the morning, took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child; then he sent her away. After leaving, she wandered in the desert around Be'er-Sheva.

When the water in the skin was gone, she left the child under a bush,

Avraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, together with Yitz'chak his son. He cut the wood for the burnt offering, departed and went toward the place God had told him about.

Toward evening, when the women go out to draw water, he had the camels kneel down outside the city by the well.

"Drink, my lord," she replied, and immediately lowered her jug onto her arm and let him drink.

When she was through letting him drink, she said, "I will also draw water for your camels until they have drunk their fill."

She answered, "I am the daughter of B'tu'el the son Milkah bore to Nachor,"

So the man went inside, and while the camels were being unloaded and provided straw and fodder, water was brought for him to wash his feet and the feet of the men with him.

But when a meal was set before him, he said, "I won't eat until I say what I have to say." Lavan said, "Speak."

Rivkah too looked up; and when she saw Yitz'chak, she quickly dismounted the camel.

Ya'akov went out from Be'er-Sheva and traveled toward Haran.

Lavan took his kinsmen with him and spent the next seven days pursuing Ya'akov, overtaking him in the hill-country of Gil'ad.

Why did you flee in secret and deceive me and not tell me? I would have sent you off with joy and singing to the music of tambourines and lyres.