Genesis 17:3
And Abram fell upon his face, and God spoke to him, saying,
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
In Context
2And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.
4And I, behold! my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of a multitude of nations.
Cross References
Exodus 3:6And he said, + 3:6 Matt 22:32 I am the God of your father, the God of Abraam, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was afraid to gaze at God.
Numbers 14:5And Moses and Aaron fell upon their face before all the congregation of the children of Israel.
Numbers 16:45Depart out of the midst of this congregation, and I will consume them at once: and they fell upon their faces.
Judges 13:20And it came to pass when the flame went up above the altar toward heaven, that the angel of the Lord went up in the flame; and Manoe and his wife were looking, and they fell upon their face to the earth.
Ezekiel 1:28As the appearance of the bow when it is in the cloud in days of rain, so was the form of brightness round about.
Ezekiel 9:8And it came to pass as they were striking, that I fell upon my face, and cried out, and said, Alas, O Lord! will you destroy the remnant of Israel, in pouring out your wrath 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 →