Genesis 18:2
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,
King James Version
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 18:16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
Genesis 19:1And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Genesis 23:12And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
Genesis 33:3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Genesis 43:26And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which 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; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on 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 →