Genesis 18:6-8

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⁶So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly, get ready three ^[a]measures of fine meal, knead it and bake cakes.” ⁷Abraham also ran to the herd and brought a calf, tender and choice, and he gave it to the servant [to butcher], and he hurried to prepare it. ⁸Then he took ^[b]curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before the men; and he stood beside them under the tree while they ate.

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Genesis 18:6 Heb seim, plural of seah; since one seah equals about nine quarts, this was a large quantity. However, Abraham was asking Sarah to make cakes of bread which actually could be baked quickly because they were similar to pizza dough, that is, large, round, and flat. Together with the other food that Abraham provided (vv 7, 8), his promise of “a piece of bread” in v 5 was greatly understated, and the generous meal reflected the respect that he held for his special visitors.
Genesis 18:8 Or sour milk, or perhaps butter. It may have served as a kind of condiment for the bread.