Genesis 23:7

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

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  • Gen 18:2 : 2 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,
  • Gen 19:1 : 1 And there came two anls to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
  • Prov 18:24 : 24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
  • Rom 12:17-18 : 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Pvide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
  • 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 23:8-16
    9 verses
    90%

    8And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

    9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

    10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

    11Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

    12And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

    13And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

    14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

    15My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

    16And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

  • Gen 23:3-6
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    3And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

    4I am a stranr and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

    5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

    6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

  • Gen 23:18-20
    3 verses
    77%

    18Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

    19And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

    20And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

  • Gen 24:52
    76%

    52And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.

  • Gen 18:2
    75%

    2And 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,

  • Gen 24:26
    73%

    26And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.

  • Gen 33:3
    73%

    3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

  • Gen 25:8-10
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    72%

    8Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old a, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

    9And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

    10The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

  • Gen 19:27
    72%

    27And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:

  • Gen 49:32
    72%

    32The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.

  • Gen 49:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29And he chard them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

    30In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.

  • Gen 17:3
    70%

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

  • Gen 24:2
    70%

    2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

  • Gen 43:28
    70%

    28And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

  • Gen 21:23
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    23Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

  • Gen 18:22
    70%

    22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

  • Gen 43:26
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    26And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

  • Gen 48:12
    69%

    12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

  • Gen 33:6
    69%

    6Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

  • Gen 18:27
    69%

    27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

  • Gen 24:48
    69%

    48And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.