Genesis 17:17
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17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
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Genesis 17:17
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17 Then Abraham fell on his face (A)and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
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Genesis 18:2
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2 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,
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Genesis 18:2
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2 (A)So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; (B)and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,
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Genesis 19:1
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19 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;
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Genesis 19:1
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Sodom’s Depravity
19 Now (A)the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and (B)Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.
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Genesis 33:3
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3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
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Genesis 33:3
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3 Then he crossed over before them and (A)bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
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Exodus 18:7
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7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
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Exodus 18:7
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7 So Moses (A)went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and (B)kissed him. And they asked each other about their well-being, and they went into the tent.
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Numbers 14:5
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5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
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Numbers 14:5
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5 Then Moses and Aaron [a]fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
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- Numbers 14:5 prostrated themselves
Joshua 5:14
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14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?
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Joshua 5:14
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14 So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.”
And Joshua (A)fell on his face to the earth and (B)worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?”
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Joshua 7:6
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6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
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Joshua 7:6
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6 Then Joshua (A)tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they (B)put dust on their heads.
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Judges 13:20
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20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
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Judges 13:20
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20 it happened as the flame went up toward heaven from the altar—the Angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar! When Manoah and his wife saw this, they (A)fell on their faces to the ground.
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Ezekiel 1:28
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28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
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Ezekiel 1:28
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28 (A)Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. (B)This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Ezekiel Sent to Rebellious Israel
So when I saw it, (C)I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.
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Ezekiel 3:23
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23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.
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Ezekiel 3:23
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23 So I arose and went out into the plain, and behold, (A)the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory which I (B)saw by the River Chebar; (C)and I fell on my face.
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