Genesis 17:3
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Abram fell flat on his face.

Genesis 17:17 Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth?

Exodus 3:6 And he said: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face: for he durst not look at God.

Leviticus 9:23,24 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the testimony, and afterwards came forth and blessed the people. And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the multitude. . . .

Numbers 14:5 And when Moses and Aaron heard this, they fell down flat upon the ground before the multitude of the children of Israel.

Numbers 16:22,45 They fell flat on their face, and said: O most mighty, the God of the spirits of all flesh, for one man's sin shall thy wrath rage against all? . . .

Joshua 5:14 And he answered: No: but I am prince of the host of the Lord, and now I am come. [15] Joshua fell on his face to the ground. And worshipping, said: What saith my lord to his servant?

Judges 13:20 And when the flame from the altar went up towards heaven, the angel of the Lord ascended also in the same. And when Manue and his wife saw this, they fell flat on the ground;

1 Kings 18:39 And when all the people saw this, they fell on their faces, and they said: The Lord, he is God; the Lord, he is God.

Ezekiel 1:28 As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.

Ezekiel 3:23 And I rose up, and went forth into the plain: and behold the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chobar: and I fell upon my face.

Ezekiel 9:8 And the slaughter being ended I was left; and I fell upon my face, and crying, I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, wilt thou then destroy all the remnant of Israel, by pouring out thy fury upon Jerusalem?

Daniel 8:17,18 And he came, and stood near where I stood: and when he was come, I fell on my face, trembling, and he said to me: Understand, O son of man, for in the time of the end the vision shall be fulfilled. . . .

Daniel 10:9 And I heard the voice of his words: and when I heard I lay in a consternation upon my face, and my face was close to the ground.

Matthew 17:6 And the disciples hearing fell upon their face, and were very much afraid.

Revelation 1:17 And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not. I am the First and the Last,

Context
The Renaming of Abraham
2And I will make my covenant between me and thee: and I will multiply thee exceedingly. 3Abram fell flat on his face.4And God said to him: I am, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.…
Cross References
Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth?

Genesis 18:2
And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near to him: and as soon as he saw them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground.

Joshua 5:14
And he answered: No: but I am prince of the host of the Lord, and now I am come. [15] Joshua fell on his face to the ground. And worshipping, said: What saith my lord to his servant?

Ezekiel 1:28
As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.

Lexicon
Then Abram
אַבְרָ֖ם (’aḇ·rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham

fell facedown,
וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (way·yip·pōl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie

and God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

said
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (way·ḏab·bêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to him,
אִתּ֛וֹ (’it·tōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among


Additional Translations
Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

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

And Abram fell upon his face, and God spoke to him, saying,

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

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

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

Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,

And Abram falleth upon his face, and God speaketh with him, saying,
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