Genesis 17:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Abraham bowed his face to the ground to show he respected God. But he laughed and said to himself, “I am 100 years old. I cannot have a son, and Sarah is 90 years old. She cannot have a child.”

Cross References

Revelation 11:16

Then the 24 elders bowed down on their faces and worshiped God. These are the elders who sit on their thrones before God.

John 8:56

Your father Abraham was very happy that he would see the day when I came. He saw that day and was happy.”

Genesis 21:6

Sarah said, “God has made me happy, and everyone who hears about this will be happy with me.

Genesis 18:12

So she laughed to herself and said, “I am old, and my husband is old. I am too old to have a baby.”

Genesis 17:3

Then Abram bowed down before God. God said to him,

Ezekiel 1:28

The light shining around him was like a rainbow in a cloud. It was the Glory of the Lord. As soon as I saw that, I fell to the ground. I bowed with my face to the ground, and then I heard a voice speaking to me.

Revelation 5:8

After the Lamb took the scroll, the four living beings and the 24 elders bowed down before the Lamb. Each one of them had a harp. Also, they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s holy people.

Job 1:20

When Job heard this, he got up, tore his clothes, and shaved his head to show his sadness. Then he fell to the ground to bow down before God

Daniel 8:17

So Gabriel, the angel who looked like a man, came to me. I was very afraid and fell down to the ground. But Gabriel said to me, “Human, understand that this vision is about the time of the end.”

1 Chronicles 21:16

David looked up and saw the Lord’s angel in the sky. The angel was holding his sword over the city of Jerusalem. Then David and the elders bowed with their faces touching the ground. They were wearing the special clothes to show their sadness.

Judges 13:20

Manoah and his wife were watching what happened. As the flames went up to the sky from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up to heaven in the fire. When Manoah and his wife saw that, they bowed down with their faces to the ground.

Joshua 7:6

When Joshua heard about this, he tore his clothes to show his sadness. He bowed down to the ground before the Holy Box and stayed there until evening. The leaders of Israel did the same thing. They also threw dirt on their heads to show their sadness.

Joshua 5:14

The man answered, “I am not an enemy. I am the commander of the Lord’s army. I have just now come to you.” Then Joshua bowed his face to the ground to show respect and said, “I am your servant. Does my master have a command for me?”

Deuteronomy 9:25

“So I bowed down before the Lord 40 days and 40 nights, because the Lord said he would destroy you.

Deuteronomy 9:18

Then I bowed down before the Lord with my face to the ground for 40 days and 40 nights, as I did before. I did not eat any food or drink any water. I did this because you had sinned so badly. You did the thing that is evil to the Lord, and you made him angry.

Numbers 16:45

“Move away from these people so that I can destroy them now.” So Moses and Aaron bowed with their faces to the ground.

Numbers 16:22

But Moses and Aaron bowed to the ground and cried out, “God, you know what people are thinking. Please don’t be angry with all these people. Only one man really sinned.”

Numbers 14:5

Moses and Aaron bowed low to the ground in front of all the people gathered there.

Leviticus 9:24

Fire came out from the Lord and burned the burnt offering and fat on the altar. When all the people saw this, they shouted with joy and then bowed to the ground to show their respect.

Matthew 2:11

The wise men came to the house where the child was with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened the boxes of gifts they had brought for him. They gave him treasures of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Luke 1:18

Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know that what you say is true? I am an old man, and my wife is also old.”

Genesis 17:18

Then Abraham said to God, “I hope Ishmael will live and serve you.”

Genesis 18:11

Abraham and Sarah were very old. Sarah was past the right age for women to have children.

Genesis 21:5

Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born.

Genesis 21:7

No one thought that I, Sarah, would be able to have Abraham’s child. But I have given Abraham a son, even though he is old.”