Genesis 17:3

New American Bible - revised edition

Abram fell face down and God said to him:

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Abraham fell face down and laughed as he said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at ninety?”

Genesis 18:2

Looking up, he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them; and bowing to the ground,

1 Kings 18:39

Seeing this, all the people fell prostrate and said, “The Lord is God! The Lord is God!”

Exodus 3:6

I am the God of your father, he continued, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. The Call and Commission of Moses.

Ezekiel 1:28

Just like the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day so was the appearance of brilliance that surrounded him. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speak.

Ezekiel 3:23

So I got up and went out into the plain. There it was! The glory of the Lord was standing there like the glory I had seen by the river Chebar. Then I fell on my face,

Ezekiel 9:8

As they were striking, I was left alone. I fell on my face, crying out, “Alas, Lord God! Will you destroy all that is left of Israel when you pour out your fury on Jerusalem?”

Daniel 10:9

When I heard the sound of his voice, I fell face forward unconscious.

Numbers 14:5

But Moses and Aaron fell prostrate before the whole assembled community of the Israelites;

Numbers 16:22

But they fell prostrate and exclaimed, “O God, God of the spirits of all living creatures, if one man sins will you be angry with the whole community?”

Matthew 17:6

When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid.

Joshua 5:14

He replied, “Neither. I am the commander of the army of the Lord: now I have come.” Then Joshua fell down to the ground in worship, and said to him, “What has my lord to say to his servant?”

Revelation 1:17

When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though dead. He touched me with his right hand and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,

Judges 13:20

as the flame rose to the heavens from the altar, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell on their faces to the ground;