22 occurrences in 12 translations

'Bowed' in the Bible

Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, "Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"

Verse ConceptsOld Age, DisabilitiesHumourOld Age, Attainment OfUnbelief, And Life Of FaithChildlessnessSkepticismAge Differences In RelationshipsThe Age At FatherhoodReasons For BarrennessThe Promise Of A BabyAgeHaving A BabySmilingbabysarah

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,

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordBowingSalutationsThree MenIndividuals RunningTrinity

And there came two angels 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;

Verse ConceptsCourteousnessBowingUnidentified AngelsNewsAngels, Ministry To UnbelieversSalutationsSitting In The GatewayBowing Heads Before GodTwo AngelsAngels Going At God's BiddingSpoken Greetings

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

Verse ConceptsSalutations

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

And 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.

Verse ConceptsBowing Heads Before GodGod Has GuidedBlessed Be God!

When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed to the ground before the Lord.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities Of

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

Verse ConceptsBowingSevenSalutationsSeven TimesIn Front

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

And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

There we were, binding sheaves of grain in the field. Suddenly my sheaf stood up, and your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.”

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsBinding cornGrainJoining ThingsBowing Before JosephReapingPeople Getting Upvulnerability

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamt another dream, and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.

Verse ConceptsMoonSubjectionBowing Before JosephElevenDreams Involving Unusual ImagesThe Moon

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

Verse ConceptsBowingGovernorsBowing Before Joseph

And 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.

Verse ConceptsSalutationsBowing Before Joseph

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

Verse ConceptsBowing Before JosephLiving On

And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.

Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanStaffBeds

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

Verse ConceptsKnees

Judah [is] a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bowed down; he crouched like a lion and as a lioness. Who shall rouse him?

Verse ConceptsHuntingLions, Figurative Use OfLionsYoung AnimalVigourCrouchingLike Creatures

And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

Verse ConceptsSubjectionThose At EaseForced LabourGood Qualities

Then his brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”

Verse ConceptsBowing Before Joseph

Bible Theasaurus

Accede (2 instances)
Arched (7 instances)
Stoop (8 instances)
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