And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
Lift up his eyes ... and, lo, three men. Travelers in that quarter start at sunrise, and continue until midday, when they look out for some resting-place.
Stood by him, [Hebrew, `aalaayw (H5921)] - above him; i:e., on the heights that encircled the plain on which his tent was pitched.
Ran to meet them. When the visitor is an ordinary person the host merely rises; but if of superior rank, the custom is to advance a little toward the stranger, and after a very low bow, turn and lead him to the tent, putting an arm round his waist, or tapping him on the shoulder as they go, to assure him of welcome.