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Genesis 18: How to get pregnant after age 100

Is there something unusual about these three guys? One day in his town of Mamre, while Abraham was resting under an oak tree, contemplating his new name, three guys showed up.  Recognizing that these were Yahweh’s employees, Abraham offered him his best accommodations (that’s to say his spot under the oak tree) and offered them something to eat and drink, which they accepted. “Sarah!” Abraham called, running inside the family tent.  “I need you to make three quick loaves of bread, right now!” “’Three quick loaves of bread’?  Abeleh, I don’t think you understand how baking works…”  But Abraham was already off to the livestock to get some curds and to select a calf, which he ordered a servant to cook for them, also quickly.  It was Abraham who set about bringing this impromptu picnic to the oak tree, where Yahweh’s agents had been waiting patiently. “So, where’s the little lady?” asked the agents. “In the tent,” answered Abraham.  “You want me to go get her?” “D