Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. See Genesis 23:7 Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to wit, the children of Heth: 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. Genesis 19:1 And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of the city. And seeing them, he rose up and went to meet them: and worshipped prostrate to the ground. Context The Death and Burial of Sarah…11Let it not be so, my lord, but do thou rather hearken to what I say: The field I deliver to thee, and the cave that is therein; in the presence of the children of my people, bury thy dead. 12Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.13And he spoke to Ephron, in the presence of the people: I beseech thee to hear me: I will give money for the field; take it, and so will I bury my dead in it.… Cross References Genesis 23:11 Let it not be so, my lord, but do thou rather hearken to what I say: The field I deliver to thee, and the cave that is therein; in the presence of the children of my people, bury thy dead. Genesis 23:13 And he spoke to Ephron, in the presence of the people: I beseech thee to hear me: I will give money for the field; take it, and so will I bury my dead in it. Lexicon Again Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation bowed down וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ (way·yiš·ta·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7812: To depress, prostrate before לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face the people עַ֥ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land Additional Translations Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the landAnd Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. And Abraam did obeisance before the people of the land. And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land; And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land. Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land, Jump to Previous Abraham Bowed Boweth FaceJump to Next Abraham Bowed Boweth FaceExternal Links Genesis 23:12 NIVGenesis 23:12 NLT Genesis 23:12 ESV Genesis 23:12 NASB Genesis 23:12 ASV Genesis 23:12 Bible Apps Genesis 23:12 Biblia Paralela Genesis 23:12 Chinese Bible Genesis 23:12 French Bible Genesis 23:12 German Bible Alphabetical: Abraham Again And before bowed down land of people the OT Law: Genesis 23:12 Abraham bowed himself down before the people (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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