17 occurrences

'Bowed' in the Bible

He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. 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

The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. 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

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

Verse ConceptsSalutations

Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.

I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, 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!

It happened that when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities Of

He himself passed over in front of 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 with their children, and they bowed themselves.

Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves. After them, Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came around, and bowed down to my sheaf."

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsBinding cornGrainJoining ThingsBowing Before JosephReapingPeople Getting Upvulnerability

He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, "Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me."

Verse ConceptsMoonSubjectionBowing Before JosephElevenDreams Involving Unusual ImagesThe Moon

Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.

Verse ConceptsBowingGovernorsBowing Before Joseph

When Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves down to him to the earth.

Verse ConceptsSalutationsBowing Before Joseph

They said, "Your servant, our father, is well. He is still alive." They bowed the head, and did homage.

Verse ConceptsBowing Before JosephLiving On

He said, "Swear to me," and he swore to him. Israel bowed himself on the bed's head.

Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanStaffBeds

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

Verse ConceptsKnees

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