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Genesis 18:2

He looked up and all of a sudden he saw three men standing there. As soon as he saw them, he ran over to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

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In The King James Version

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,

In Context

1The Lord appeared to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent as the day became really hot.

3He said, “Sir, if you please, don't continue your journey without spending some time here with me, your servant.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:16Then the men left. They looked down on Sodom and headed in that direction. Abraham accompanied them part of the way.

Genesis 19:1The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot happened to be sitting at the entrance to Sodom, and when he saw them he stood up to meet them, and bowed low with his face to the ground.

Genesis 23:12Abraham bowed low before the local people,

Genesis 33:3Then Jacob went ahead of them and bowed low to the ground seven times before approaching his brother.

Genesis 43:26When Joseph arrived at the house they gave him the gifts they had brought for him, and bowed low to the ground before him.

Genesis 44:14Joseph was still at home when Judah and his brothers arrived, and they fell to the ground before him.

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 →

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