Genesis 23:12
Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
BSB
ASV
And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
KJV
And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
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.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Genesis 18:2And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
leads to
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
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Genesis 19:1Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
leads to
And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
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Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
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Genesis 23:7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
leads to
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
