Genesis 23:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Gen 18:2 : 2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood by him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the ground,
  • Gen 19:1 : 1 And two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the ground.
  • Gen 23:7 : 7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.

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  • Gen 23:3-11
    9 verses
    90%

    3And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

    4I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a possession of a burial place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

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

    6Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury your dead; none of us will withhold from you his sepulchre, that you may bury your dead.

    7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.

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

    9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it to me for a possession of a burial place among you.

    10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

    11No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and the cave that is in it, I give it to you; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.

  • Gen 23:13-20
    8 verses
    82%

    13And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, But if you will give it, I pray you, hear me; I will give you money for the field; take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.

    14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

    15My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and you? Therefore, bury your dead.

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

    17So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all its borders, were deeded

    18To Abraham as a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

    19After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre, that is, Hebron in the land of Canaan.

    20So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as a possession for a burial place.

  • Gen 24:52
    79%

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

  • Gen 24:26
    75%

    26Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the LORD.

  • Gen 18:2
    75%

    2And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood by him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the ground,

  • Gen 20:15
    73%

    15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you: live where it pleases you.

  • Gen 43:26
    73%

    26And when Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the ground.

  • Gen 24:2
    72%

    2And Abraham said to his oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh,

  • Gen 12:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

    7And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To your descendants will I give this land: and there he built an altar to the LORD, who appeared to him.

  • Gen 33:3
    71%

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

  • Gen 21:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned.

    24And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • Gen 17:3
    71%

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

  • Gen 48:12
    71%

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

  • Gen 24:48
    71%

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

  • Gen 49:30
    71%

    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 burial place.

  • Gen 25:10
    71%

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

  • 1 Chr 21:21
    70%

    21As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out from the threshing floor, and bowed to David with his face to the ground.

  • Gen 42:6
    70%

    6And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was who sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brothers came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

  • Gen 24:9
    70%

    9So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

  • 2 Sam 24:20
    70%

    20And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

  • Gen 18:27
    70%

    27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

  • Gen 25:5
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    5And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.

  • Gen 14:21-22
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    70%

    21And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people and take the goods for yourself."

    22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,