Verse 26

When Joseph came home, they presented him the gift they had brought with them and bowed to the ground before him.

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  • Gen 42:6 : 6 Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, the one who sold grain to all its people. Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
  • Gen 37:7-9 : 7 "We were binding sheaves in the field when suddenly my sheaf stood up and remained upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine." 8 His brothers said to him, "Do you really think you will reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" And they hated him even more for his dreams and his words. 9 Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, "Look, I had another dream, and this time the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me." 10 When he told the dream to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, asking, "What kind of dream is this that you have had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to the ground before you?"
  • Gen 37:19-20 : 19 They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!" 20 Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a wild animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams."
  • Gen 27:29 : 29 May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, and blessed be those who bless you.
  • Gen 43:28 : 28 They replied, "Your servant our father is well. He is still alive." And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.
  • Ps 72:9 : 9 Those who dwell in the desert will bow before him, and his enemies will lick the dust.
  • Rom 14:11 : 11 It is written: 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.'
  • Phil 2:10-11 : 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow—in heaven, on earth, and under the earth— 11 and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.