16 occurrences

'Bowed' in the Bible

And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men were standing near him. And he saw [them] and ran from the doorway of the tent to meet them. And he bowed down to the ground.

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordBowingSalutationsThree MenIndividuals RunningTrinity

And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening. And Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Then Lot saw [them] and stood up to meet them. And he bowed down [with his] face to 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 to the people of the land, to the Hittites.

Verse ConceptsSalutations

And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.

And it happened [that] when the servant of Abraham heard their words he bowed down to the ground to Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities Of

And he himself passed on before them and bowed down to the ground seven times until he came to his brother.

Verse ConceptsBowingSevenSalutationsSeven TimesIn Front

Then the female servants drew near, they and their children, and they bowed down.

Then Leah and her children drew near and bowed down, and afterward Joseph and Rachel drew near and they bowed down.

Now behold, we were binding sheaves in the midst of the field and, behold, my sheaf stood up and it remained standing. Then behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf."

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsBinding cornGrainJoining ThingsBowing Before JosephReapingPeople Getting Upvulnerability

Now Joseph was the governor over the land. He [was] the one who sold [food] to all the people of the land. And the brothers of Joseph came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

Verse ConceptsBowingGovernorsBowing Before Joseph

And when Joseph came into the house they brought the gift that [was] in their hand into the house to him, and they bowed down before him to the ground.

Verse ConceptsSalutationsBowing Before Joseph

And they said, "Your servant our father [is] well; he is still alive." And they knelt and bowed down.

Verse ConceptsBowing Before JosephLiving On

Then he said, "Swear to me." And he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the head of the bed.

Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanStaffBeds

Then Joseph removed them from his knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

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

He saw a resting place that [was] good, and land that [was] pleasant. So he bowed his shoulder to the burden and became a servant of forced labor.

Verse ConceptsSubjectionThose At EaseForced LabourGood Qualities

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