Genesis 18:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;

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  • Heb 13:2 : 2 Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
  • Gen 18:22 : 22 And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.
  • Gen 19:1 : 1 And at nightfall the two angels came to Sodom; and Lot was seated at the way into the town: and when he saw them he got up and came before them, falling down on his face to the earth.
  • Judg 13:3 : 3 And the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son.
  • Gen 18:16 : 16 And the men went on from there in the direction of Sodom; and Abraham went with them on their way.
  • Gen 23:7 : 7 And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.
  • Gen 32:24 : 24 Then Jacob was by himself; and a man was fighting with him till dawn.
  • Gen 43:26 : 26 And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?
  • Gen 43:28 : 28 Then, lifting up his eyes, he saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and he said, Is this your youngest brother of whom you gave me word? And he said, God be good to you, my son.
  • Gen 44:14 : 14 So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was still there: and they went down on their faces before him.
  • Josh 5:13 : 13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, lifting up his eyes he saw a man in front of him, with his sword uncovered in his hand: and Joshua went up to him and said, Are you for us or against us?
  • Gen 33:3-7 : 3 And he himself, going before them, went down on his face to the earth seven times till he came near his brother. 4 Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping. 5 Then Esau, lifting up his eyes, saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The children whom God in his mercy has given to your servant. 6 Then the servants and their children came near, and went down on their faces. 7 And Leah came near with her children, and then Joseph and Rachel, and they did the same.
  • Judg 13:6-9 : 6 Then the woman came in, and said to her husband, A man came to me, and his form was like the form of a god, causing great fear; I put no question to him about where he came from, and he did not give me his name; 7 But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death. 8 Then Manoah made prayer to the Lord, and said, O Lord, let the man of God whom you sent come to us again and make clear to us what we are to do for the child who is to come. 9 And God gave ear to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came to the woman again when she was seated in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her. 10 So the woman, running quickly, gave her husband the news, saying, I have seen the man who came to me the other day. 11 And Manoah got up and went after his wife, and came up to the man and said to him, Are you the man who was talking to this woman? And he said, I am.
  • Ruth 2:10 : 10 Then she went down on her face to the earth, and said to him, Why have I grace in your eyes, that you give attention to me, seeing I am from a strange people?
  • 2 Kgs 2:15 : 15 And when the sons of the prophets who were facing him at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha. And they came out to him, and went down on the earth before him.
  • Rom 12:13 : 13 Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.
  • 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Keep open house for all with a glad heart;

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    1 Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;

  • Gen 18:3-5
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    3 And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:

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  • Gen 19:1-3
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    1 And at nightfall the two angels came to Sodom; and Lot was seated at the way into the town: and when he saw them he got up and came before them, falling down on his face to the earth.

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  • Gen 18:16-18
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    16 And the men went on from there in the direction of Sodom; and Abraham went with them on their way.

    17 And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;

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  • Gen 18:7-9
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    7 And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready;

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  • Gen 18:22
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    22 And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.

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    7 And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.

  • Gen 19:27-28
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    27 And Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had been talking with the Lord:

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  • Judg 19:17
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    12 And Abraham went down on his face before the people of the land.

  • Gen 24:52
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  • Gen 24:26-27
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    26 And with bent head the man gave worship to the Lord;

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    3 And he himself, going before them, went down on his face to the earth seven times till he came near his brother.

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    24 That night the Lord came to him in a vision, and said, I am the God of your father Abraham: have no fear for I am with you, blessing you, and your seed will be increased because of my servant Abraham.