Genesis 18:2
And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near him. And when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself to the earth,
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Genesis 18:16And the men rose up thence, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to conduct them.
Genesis 19:1And the two angels came to Sodom at even. And Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. And Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed down, the face toward the ground,
Genesis 23:12And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;
Genesis 33:3And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Genesis 43:26When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
Genesis 44:14And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was still there; and they fell down before him to the ground.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:2-9
Abraham's Interview with the Angels. ( b. c. 1898.) 1 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 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, 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest… Read the whole commentary →