פירוש על בראשית 35:27

ממרא MAMRE — the name of the plain.

Where Avraham and Yitzchok lived. Righteous forebears stand a person in good stead among his neighbors.

ויבא..קרית הארבע, we explained the meaning of this on 23,2. The reason for the definitive article in front of the word ארבע, i.e. הארבע, something strange seeing that it refers to the name of a human being, is justified as the name itself is symbolic, i.e. is in reality an attribute, describing the “foursome,” the father and his three sons, all of whom giants.