Genesis 48:12

God's Word

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

Cross References

Genesis 18:2

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.

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 23:7

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

Genesis 33:3

He went on ahead of them and bowed seven times with his face touching the ground as he came near his brother.

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 48:11

Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see you again, and now God has even let me see your sons.”

Genesis 48:13

Then Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right, facing Israel’s left, and Manasseh on his left, facing Israel’s right, and brought them close to him.

1 Kings 2:19

Bathsheba went to King Solomon to talk to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to meet her and bowed down in front of her. Then he sat on his throne. He had a throne brought for his mother, and she sat at his right side.

2 Kings 4:37

Then she immediately bowed at his feet. She took her son and left.

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live for a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Exodus 34:8

Immediately, Moses knelt, bowing with his face touching the ground.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children and her husband stand up and bless her. In addition, he sings her praises, by saying,

Leviticus 19:3

“Respect your mother and father. Observe my days of rest as holy days. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:32

“Show respect to the elderly, and honor older people. In this way you show respect for your God. I am the Lord.

Ephesians 6:1

Children, obey your parents because you are Christians. This is the right thing to do.