Genesis 48:12

New Century Version

Then Joseph moved his sons off Israel’s lap and bowed facedown to the ground.

Cross References

Genesis 18:2

He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When Abraham saw them, he ran from his tent to meet them. He bowed facedown on the ground before them

Genesis 19:1

The two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting near the city gate. When he saw them, he got up and went to them and bowed facedown on the ground.

Genesis 23:7

Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the Hittites.

Genesis 33:3

Jacob himself went out in front of them and bowed down flat on the ground seven times as he was walking toward his brother.

Genesis 42:6

Now Joseph was governor over Egypt. He was the one who sold the grain to people who came to buy it. So Joseph’s brothers came to him and bowed facedown on the ground before him.

Genesis 48:11

He said to Joseph, “I thought I would never see you alive again, and now God has let me see you and also your children.”

Genesis 48:13

He put Ephraim on his right side and Manasseh on his left. (So Ephraim was near Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh was near Israel’s right hand.) Joseph brought the boys close to Israel.

1 Kings 2:19

So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. When Solomon saw her, he stood up to meet her, then bowed down, and sat on the throne. He told some servants to bring another throne for his mother. Then she sat down at his right side.

2 Kings 4:37

She came in and fell at Elisha’s feet, bowing facedown to the floor. Then she picked up her son and went out.

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and your mother so that you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is going to give you.

Exodus 34:8

Then Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children speak well of her. Her husband also praises her,

Leviticus 19:3

“ ‘You must respect your mother and father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:32

“ ‘Show respect to old people; stand up in their presence. Show respect also to your God. I am the Lord.

Ephesians 6:1

Children, obey your parents as the Lord wants, because this is the right thing to do.