16 occurrences

'Bowed' in the Bible

and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordBowingSalutationsThree MenIndividuals RunningTrinity

And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth;

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

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

Verse ConceptsSalutations

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

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

Verse ConceptsBowing Heads Before GodGod Has GuidedBlessed Be God!

And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities Of

And he himself 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 handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

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

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

Verse ConceptsSalutationsBowing Before Joseph

And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, 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

And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.

Verse ConceptsSubjectionThose At EaseForced LabourGood Qualities

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