Genesis 18:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 13:2 : 2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.
  • Gen 18:22 : 22 The two men turned and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the LORD.
  • Gen 19:1 : 1 The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah The two angels came to Sodom in the evening while Lot was sitting in the city’s gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face toward the ground.
  • Judg 13:3 : 3 The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman and said to her,“You are infertile and childless, but you will conceive and have a son.
  • Gen 18:16 : 16 Abraham Pleads for Sodom When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom.(Now Abraham was walking with them to see them on their way.)
  • Gen 23:7 : 7 Abraham got up and bowed down to the local people, the sons of Heth.
  • Gen 32:24 : 24 So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
  • Gen 43:26 : 26 When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.
  • Gen 43:28 : 28 “Your servant our father is well,” they replied.“He is still alive.” They bowed down in humility.
  • Gen 44:14 : 14 So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.
  • Josh 5:13 : 13 Israel Conquers Jericho When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. Joshua approached him and asked him,“Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?”
  • Gen 33:3-7 : 3 But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother. 4 But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept. 5 When Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, he asked,“Who are these people with you?” Jacob replied,“The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 The female servants came forward with their children and bowed down. 7 Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.
  • Judg 13:6-9 : 6 The woman went and said to her husband,“A man sent from God came to me! He looked like God’s angel– he was very awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name. 7 He said to me,‘Look, you will conceive and have a son. So now, do not drink wine or beer and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean. For the child will be dedicated to God from birth till the day he dies.’” 8 Manoah prayed to the LORD,“Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God to visit us again, so he can teach us how we should raise the child who will be born.” 9 God answered Manoah’s prayer. God’s angel visited the woman again while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her. 10 The woman ran at once and told her husband,“Come quickly, the man who visited me the other day has appeared to me!” 11 So Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he met the man, he said to him,“Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” He said,“Yes.”
  • Ruth 2:10 : 10 Ruth knelt before him with her forehead to the ground and said to him,“Why are you so kind and so attentive to me, even though I am a foreigner?”
  • 2 Kgs 2:15 : 15 When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, who were standing at a distance, saw him do this, they said,“The spirit that energized Elijah rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
  • Rom 12:13 : 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.
  • 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

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    7Then Abraham ran to the herd and chose a fine, tender calf, and gave it to a servant, who quickly prepared it.

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    26The man bowed his head and worshiped the LORD,

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