Genesis 23:7

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

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  • Gen 18:2 : 2 Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
  • Gen 19:1 : 1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
  • Prov 18:24 : 24 A person with unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
  • Rom 12:17-18 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another as brothers and sisters, be tenderhearted and humble.

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  • Gen 23:8-16
    9 verses
    90%

    8He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me and plead with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf.

    9Ask him to give me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the edge of his field. Let him sell it to me for its full price as a burial site among you.”

    10Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and in the hearing of all who came to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, saying,

    11“No, my lord! Listen to me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go ahead and bury your dead.”

    12Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.

    13And he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Please listen to me. I am giving you the price of the field. Accept it from me so that I may bury my dead there.”

    14Ephron answered Abraham,

    15“My lord, listen to me. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? Go and bury your dead.”

    16Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out the silver for him. He gave him the four hundred shekels of silver, as agreed upon in the presence of the Hittites, using the weight current among the merchants.

  • Gen 23:3-6
    4 verses
    85%

    3Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites, saying,

    4“I am a foreigner and a sojourner among you. Give me a burial site among you so I can bury my dead out of my sight.”

    5The Hittites replied to Abraham,

    6“Listen to us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our burial sites. None of us will withhold his burial site from you to bury your dead.”

  • Gen 23:18-20
    3 verses
    77%

    18It was assigned to Abraham as his property in the presence of the Hittites and all who entered the city gate.

    19Afterward, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

    20So the field and the cave that was in it were officially deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.

  • Gen 24:52
    76%

    52When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.

  • Gen 18:2
    75%

    2Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.

  • Gen 24:26
    73%

    26Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord.

  • Gen 33:3
    73%

    3He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

  • Gen 25:8-10
    3 verses
    72%

    8Abraham breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, an old man full of years, and he was gathered to his people.

    9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, which is near Mamre.

    10The field Abraham had purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.

  • Gen 19:27
    72%

    27Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

  • Gen 49:32
    72%

    32The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the sons of Heth.

  • Gen 49:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29Then he gave them these instructions: 'I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

    30The cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.

  • Gen 17:3
    70%

    3Abram fell facedown, and God spoke with him, saying,

  • Gen 24:2
    70%

    2Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his household who managed all he owned, "Please, place your hand under my thigh.

  • Gen 43:28
    70%

    28They replied, "Your servant our father is well. He is still alive." And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.

  • Gen 21:23
    70%

    23Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you.

  • Gen 18:22
    70%

    22The men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD.

  • Gen 43:26
    70%

    26When Joseph came home, they presented him the gift they had brought with them and bowed to the ground before him.

  • Gen 48:12
    69%

    12Joseph removed the boys from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

  • Gen 33:6
    69%

    6Then the maidservants came forward with their children and bowed down.

  • Gen 18:27
    69%

    27Then Abraham answered, 'I have ventured to speak to the Lord, though I am but dust and ashes.

  • Gen 24:48
    69%

    48Then I bowed down and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right path to take the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.