17 occurrences

'Bowed' in the Bible

And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near 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 was sitting in the gate of Sodom. And Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed down, the 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 rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,

Verse ConceptsSalutations

And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;

And I stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah; and I blessed Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has led me 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, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he bowed down to the earth before Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities Of

And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Verse ConceptsBowingSevenSalutationsSeven TimesIn Front

And the maidservants drew near, they and their children, and they bowed.

And Leah also, with her children, drew near, and they bowed. And lastly Joseph drew near, and Rachel, and they bowed.

Behold, we were binding sheaves in the fields, and lo, my sheaf rose up, and remained standing; and behold, your sheaves came round about 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, he was the governor over the land he it was that sold the corn to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came and bowed down to him, the face to the earth.

Verse ConceptsBowingGovernorsBowing Before Joseph

When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed 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, and made obeisance.

Verse ConceptsBowing Before JosephLiving On

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

Verse ConceptsKnees

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

Verse ConceptsSubjectionThose At EaseForced LabourGood Qualities

Bible Theasaurus

Accede (2 instances)
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