Genesis 23:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land”
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BSBPD
“Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 23:12 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:2And 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.
- 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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