Genesis 23:12 KJV — MannaFest

Genesis 23:12

And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

KJV

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YLT

And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land,

ASV

And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.

WEB

Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land

DBT

And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;

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Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Author: Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date: Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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Genesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Genesis 23:7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Genesis 18:2
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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Ephron answered, Nay, my lord, &c.--Here is a great show of generosity, but it was only a show; for while Abraham wanted only the cave, he joins "the field and the cave"; and though he offered them both as free gifts, he, of course, expected some costly presents in return, without which, he would not have been satisfied.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

It was not in pride that Abraham refused the gift, or because he scorned to be beholden to Ephron; but, 1. Abraham was rich in silver and gold ( ch. xiii. 2 ) and was able to pay for the field, and therefore would not take advantage of Ephron's generosity.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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H7812172× in canon H85175× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

GEN 23:12GEN 18:2 HEB 13:2
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 23:12GEN 19:1 GEN 18:22
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 23:12GEN 18:2 GEN 19:1
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 23:12GEN 19:1 GEN 18:1-5
GEN 23:12GEN 19:1 JOB 31:32
GEN 23:12GEN 18:2 JDG 13:3
GEN 23:12GEN 18:2 GEN 23:7
GEN 23:12GEN 23:7 HEB 12:14

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