Genesis 17:3
Abram tell flat on his face.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
In Context
2And I will make my covenant between me and thee: and I will multiply thee exceedingly.
Cross References
Exodus 3:6And he said: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face: for he durst not look at God.
Numbers 14:5And when Moses and Aaron heard this, they fell down flat upon the ground before the multitude of the children of Israel.
Numbers 16:45Get you out from the midst of this multitude, this moment will I destroy them. And as they were lying on the ground,
Judges 13:20And when the flame from the altar went up towards heaven, the angel of the lord ascended also in the flame. And when Manue and his wife saw this, they fell flat on the ground.
Ezekiel 1:28As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.
Ezekiel 9:8And the slaughter being ended I was left: and I fell upon my face, and crying, I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, wilt thou then destroy all the remnant of Israel, by pouring out thy fury upon Jerusalem?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:2-4
The Covenant with Abraham Renewed. ( b. c. 1898.) 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, Here is, I. The time when God made Abram this gracious visit: When he was ninety-nine years old, full thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael. 1. So long, it… Read the whole commentary →