Genesis 18:2

New International Version

Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

Cross References

Hebrews 13:2

Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.

Genesis 18:22

The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.

Genesis 19:1

The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.

Judges 13:3

The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.

Genesis 23:7

Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

Joshua 5:13

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

Genesis 44:14

Joseph was still in the house when Judah and his brothers came in, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

Genesis 43:28

They replied, “Your servant our father is still alive and well.” And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.

Genesis 43:26

When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.

Genesis 32:24

So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.

Genesis 18:16

When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.

Ruth 2:10

At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me—a foreigner?”

1 Peter 4:9

Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.

Romans 12:13

Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

2 Kings 2:15

The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.

Genesis 17:3

Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,

Genesis 18:3

He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by.

Genesis 24:63

He went out to the field one evening to meditate, and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching.

Genesis 23:12

Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land

Genesis 42:6

Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 48:12

Then Joseph removed them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.