Genesis 23:12

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then Abraham bowed himselfe before the people of the land,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 18:2 : 2 And he lift vp his eyes, and looked: and lo, three men stoode by him, and when he sawe them, he ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed himselfe to the grounde.
  • Gen 19:1 : 1 And in the euening there came two Angels to Sodom: and Lot sate at the gate of Sodom, and Lot sawe them, and rose vp to meete them, and he bowed himselfe with his face to the ground.
  • Gen 23:7 : 7 Then Abraham stoode vp, and bowed him selfe before the people of the land of the Hittites.

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  • Gen 23:3-11
    9 verses
    90%

    3Then Abraham rose vp from the sight of his corps, & talked with the Hittites, saying,

    4I am a stranger, & a forreiner among you, giue me a possession of buriall with you, that I may burie my dead out of my sight.

    5Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying vnto him,

    6Heare vs, my lorde: thou art a prince of God among vs: in the chiefest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of vs shall forbid thee his sepulchre, but thou mayest bury thy dead therein.

    7Then Abraham stoode vp, and bowed him selfe before the people of the land of the Hittites.

    8And he communed with them, saying, If it be your minde, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, heare me, and intreate for me to Ephron the sonne of Zohar,

    9That he would giue me ye caue of Machpelah, which he hath in the ende of his field: that he would giue it me for as much money as it is worth, for a possession to bury in among you.

    10(For Ephron dwelt among the Hittites) Then Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of all the Hittites that went in at the gates of his citie, saying,

    11No, my Lorde, heare me: the fielde giue I thee, and the caue, that therein is, I giue it thee: euen in the presence of the sonnes of my people giue I it thee, to bury thy dead.

  • Gen 23:13-20
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    82%

    13And spake vnto Ephron in the audience of the people of the countrey, saying, Seeing thou wilt giue it, I pray thee, heare me, I will giue the price of the fielde: receiue it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

    14Ephron then answered Abraham, saying vnto him,

    15My lord, hearken vnto me: ye land is worth foure hundreth shekels of siluer: what is that betweene me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

    16So Abraham hearkened vnto Ephron, and Abraham weyed to Ephron the siluer, which he had named, in the audience of the Hittites, euen foure hundreth siluer shekels of currant money among marchants.

    17So the fielde of Ephron which was in Machpelah, and ouer against Mamre, euen the field and the caue that was therein, and all the trees that were in the fielde, which were in all the borders round about, was made sure

    18Vnto Abraham for a possession, in ye sight of the Hittites, euen of all that went in at the gates of his citie.

    19And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the caue of the fielde of Machpelah ouer against Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

    20Thus the fielde and the caue, that is therein, was made sure vnto Abraham for a possession of buriall by the Hittites.

  • Gen 24:52
    79%

    52And when Abrahams seruant heard their wordes, he bowed himselfe toward the earth vnto the Lord.

  • Gen 24:26
    75%

    26And the man bowed himselfe and worshipped the Lord,

  • Gen 18:2
    75%

    2And he lift vp his eyes, and looked: and lo, three men stoode by him, and when he sawe them, he ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed himselfe to the grounde.

  • Gen 20:15
    73%

    15And Abimelech saide, Beholde, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

  • Gen 43:26
    73%

    26When Ioseph came home, they brought the present into the house to him, which was in their handes, and bowed downe to the grounde before him.

  • Gen 24:2
    72%

    2Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he had, Put nowe thine hand vnder my thigh,

  • Gen 12:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6So Abram passed through the land vnto the place of Shechem, and vnto the plaine of Moreh (and the Canaanite was then in ye land)

    7And the Lord appeared vnto Abram, and said, Vnto thy seede will I giue this land; there builded he an altar vnto the Lord, which appeared vnto him.

  • Gen 33:3
    71%

    3So he went before them and bowed him selfe to the ground seuen times, vntill he came neere to his brother.

  • Gen 21:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23Nowe therefore sweare vnto me here by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my children, nor my childrens children: thou shalt deale with me, and with the countrey, where thou hast bene a stranger, according vnto the kindnesse that I haue shewed thee.

    24Then Abraham said, I will sweare.

  • Gen 17:3
    71%

    3Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

  • Gen 48:12
    71%

    12And Ioseph tooke them away from his knees, & did reuerence downe to the ground.

  • Gen 24:48
    71%

    48And I bowed downe and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had brought me the right way to take my masters brothers daughter vnto his sone.

  • Gen 49:30
    71%

    30In the caue that is in the field of Machpelah besides Mamre in the land of Canaan: which caue Abraham bought with the fielde of Ephron the Hittite for a possession to burie in.

  • Gen 25:10
    71%

    10Which fielde Abraham bought of the Hittites, where Abraham was buryed with Sarah his wife.

  • 1 Chr 21:21
    70%

    21And as Dauid came to Ornan, Ornan looked and sawe Dauid, and went out of the thresshing floore, and bowed himselfe to Dauid with his face to the grounde.

  • Gen 42:6
    70%

    6Now Ioseph was gouerner of the land, who solde to all the people of the lande: then Iosephs brethren came, & bowed their face to the groud before him.

  • Gen 24:9
    70%

    9Then the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him for this matter.

  • 2 Sam 24:20
    70%

    20And Araunah looked, and sawe the King and his seruants comming towarde him, and Araunah went out, and bowed himselfe before the King on his face to the ground,

  • Gen 18:27
    70%

    27Then Abraham answered and said, Behold nowe, I haue begun to speake vnto my Lord, and I am but dust and ashes.

  • Gen 25:5
    70%

    5And Abraham gaue all his goods to Izhak,

  • Gen 14:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21Then the King of Sodom saide to Abram, Giue me the persons, and take the goodes to thy selfe.

    22And Abram said to the King of Sodom, I haue lift vp mine hand vnto the Lorde the most hie God possessor of heauen and earth,