Verse 7

Then Abraham ran to the herd and chose a fine, tender calf, and gave it to a servant, who quickly prepared it.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 19:3 : 3 But he urged them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.
• Judg 13:15-16 : 15 Manoah said to the LORD’s angel,“Please stay here awhile, so we can prepare a young goat for you to eat.” 16 The LORD’s angel said to Manoah,“If I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you want to make a burnt sacrifice to the LORD, you should offer it.”(He said this because Manoah did not know that he was the LORD’s angel.)
• Amos 6:4 : 4 They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, and sprawl out on their couches. They eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the middle of the pen.
• Mal 1:14 : 14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and my name is awesome among the nations.”
• Matt 22:4 : 4 Again he sent other slaves, saying,‘Tell those who have been invited,“Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’
• Luke 15:23 : 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,
• Luke 15:27 : 27 The slave replied,‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got his son back safe and sound.’
• Luke 15:30 : 30 But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’