Genesis 23:7
And Abraham rises and bows himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 18:2and he lifts up his eyes and looks, and behold, three men standing by him, and he sees, and runs to meet them from the opening of the tent, and bows himself toward the earth,
Genesis 23:12And Abraham bows himself before the people of the land,
Proverbs 18:24A man with friends—to show himself friendly, || And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
Hebrews 12:14pursue peace with all, and the separation, apart from which no one will see the LORD,
Matthew Henry on Genesis 23:4-16
The Cave of Machpelah. ( b. c. 1857.) 3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, 6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 7 And… Read the whole commentary →