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God \u201cappears\u201d to Abraham but there is no apparent content to this appearance. A radical interpretation explains the abrupt halt in Abraham\u2019s dialogue with God. God appeared to Abraham, but before He could say what He intended to say, three men passed by. Abraham interrupted God, asking Him to wait while he attends to the needs of his visitors. Only once their needs are met and Abraham accompanies them on their way does the encounter between God and Abraham resume. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This interpretation of the narrative structure of Genesis 18 expresses one of Judaism\u2019s most majestic ideas. There is God as we meet Him in a vision, an epiphany, a mystical encounter in the depths of the soul. But there is also God as we see His trace in another person, even a stranger, a passer-by; in Abraham\u2019s case, three Arab travellers in the heat of the day. 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