Topic
Bowing
17 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 23:7Easton
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
- Genesis 33:3Easton
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Genesis 43:28Easton
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
- Joshua 5:14Easton
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
- Joshua 23:7Easton
That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
- Judges 2:19Easton
And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.
- 2 Kings 5:18Easton
In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant…
- 2 Chronicles 7:3Nave In worship
And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy…
- Psalms 22:29Easton
All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
- Psalms 62:3ISBE
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
- Psalms 72:9Easton
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
- Psalms 95:6Easton
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
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- Isaiah 44:15 Easton
- Ezekiel 13:11 ISBE
- Ezekiel 38:22 ISBE
- Micah 6:6 Easton
- Ephesians 3:14 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 13 references
A mode of showing respect. Abraham “bowed himself to the people of the land” (Gen. 23:7); so Jacob to Esau (Gen. 33:3); and the brethren of Joseph before him as the governor of the land (Gen. 43:28). Bowing is also frequently mentioned as an act of adoration to idols (Josh. 23:7; 2 Kings 5:18; Judg. 2:19; Isa. 44:15), and to God (Josh. 5:14; Ps. 22:29; 72:9; Micah 6:6; Ps. 95:6; Eph. 3:14).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.