Genesis 18:2

God's Word

Abraham looked up, and suddenly he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them, and he bowed with his face touching the ground.

Cross References

Genesis 17:3

Immediately, Abram bowed with his face touching the ground, and again God spoke to him,

Genesis 18:16

Then the men got up to leave. As Abraham was walking with them to see them off, they looked toward Sodom.

Genesis 18:22

From there the men turned and went on toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing in front of the Lord.

Genesis 18:3

“Please, sir,” Abraham said, “stop by to visit me for a while.

Genesis 19:1

The two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed with his face touching the ground.

Genesis 23:12

Abraham bowed down again in front of the people of that region.

Genesis 23:7

Abraham got up in front of the Hittites, the people of that region, and bowed with his face touching the ground.

Genesis 24:63

Toward evening Isaac went out into the field to meditate. When he looked up, he saw camels coming.

Genesis 32:24

So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until dawn.

Genesis 42:6

As governor of the country, Joseph was selling grain to everyone. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed in front of him with their faces touching the ground.

Genesis 43:26

When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought to the house. Then they bowed to him with their faces touching the ground.

Genesis 43:28

They answered, “Yes, sir. Our father is alive and well.” Then they knelt, bowing down.

Genesis 44:14

Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house while Joseph was still there. Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground.

Genesis 48:12

Joseph took them off his father’s lap and bowed with his face touching the ground.

2 Kings 2:15

The disciples of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him from a distance. They said, “Elijah’s spirit rests on Elisha!” Then they went to meet him and bowed in front of him with their faces touching the ground.

Romans 12:13

Share what you have with God’s people who are in need. Be hospitable.

Hebrews 13:2

Don’t forget to show hospitality to believers you don’t know. By doing this some believers have shown hospitality to angels without being aware of it.

Joshua 5:13

When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you one of us or one of our enemies?”

1 Peter 4:9

Welcome each other as guests without complaining.

Judges 13:3

The Messenger of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You’ve never been able to have a child, but now you will become pregnant and have a son.

Ruth 2:10

Ruth immediately bowed down to the ground and said to him, “Why are you so helpful? Why are you paying attention to me? I’m only a foreigner.”