Genesis 18:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.”
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“And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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,”
King James Version · Public Domain“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,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 18:2 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:16When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
- Genesis 18:22And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
- Genesis 19:1Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
- Genesis 23:7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
- Genesis 23:12Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
- Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
- Genesis 33:3But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
- Genesis 42:6Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
- Genesis 43:26When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
- Genesis 43:28“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
- Genesis 44:14When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
- Genesis 48:12Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.
- Joshua 5:13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
- Judges 13:3The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
- Judges 13:6So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.
- Ruth 2:10At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”
- 2 Kings 2:15When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
- Romans 12:13Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
- Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
- 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
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