1 Kings 18:42
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42 So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees.
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Acts 10:9
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Peter Visits Cornelius
9 The next day as Cornelius’s messengers were nearing the town, Peter went up on the flat roof to pray. It was about noon,
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Luke 6:12
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Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
12 One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.
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Mark 14:35
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35 He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by.
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Matthew 14:23
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23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
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Daniel 9:7
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7 “Lord, you are in the right; but as you see, our faces are covered with shame. This is true of all of us, including the people of Judah and Jerusalem and all Israel, scattered near and far, wherever you have driven us because of our disloyalty to you.
Daniel 9:3
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3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes.
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Isaiah 38:2
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2 When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,
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Psalm 89:7
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7 The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God.
He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne.
Ezra 9:6
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6 I prayed,
“O my God, I am utterly ashamed; I blush to lift up my face to you. For our sins are piled higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached to the heavens.
1 Kings 19:13
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13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.
And a voice said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
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1 Kings 18:19-20
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19 Now summon all Israel to join me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who are supported by Jezebel.[a]”
20 So Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel.
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- 18:19 Hebrew who eat at Jezebel’s table.
2 Samuel 12:16
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16 David begged God to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare ground.
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Joshua 7:6
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6 Joshua and the elders of Israel tore their clothing in dismay, threw dust on their heads, and bowed face down to the ground before the Ark of the Lord until evening.
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Genesis 24:52
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52 When Abraham’s servant heard their answer, he bowed down to the ground and worshiped the Lord.
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James 5:16-18
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16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. 17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! 18 Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.
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Isaiah 6:2
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2 Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
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