1 Kings 18:42
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42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. (A)And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees.
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Luke 6:12
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The Twelve Apostles
12 In these days (A)he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.
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Mark 14:35
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35 And going a little farther, he fell on the ground (A)and prayed that, if it were possible, (B)the hour might pass from him.
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Matthew 14:23
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23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, (A)he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When (B)evening came, he was there alone,
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Daniel 9:7
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7 To you, (A)O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, (B)those who are near and (C)those who are far away, in (D)all the lands to which you have driven them, because of (E)the treachery that they have committed against you.
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Daniel 9:3
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3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by (A)prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
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Isaiah 38:2
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2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,
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Psalm 89:7
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7 a God greatly (A)to be feared in the council of (B)the holy ones,
and awesome above all (C)who are around him?
Ezra 9:6
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6 saying:
“O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities (A)have risen higher than our heads, and our (B)guilt has (C)mounted up to the heavens.
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1 Kings 19:13
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13 And when Elijah heard it, (A)he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, (B)there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
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1 Kings 18:19-20
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19 Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount (A)Carmel, and the (B)450 prophets of Baal and (C)the 400 prophets of Asherah, (D)who eat at Jezebel's table.”
The Prophets of Baal Defeated
20 So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
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2 Samuel 12:16
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16 David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David (A)fasted and went in (B)and lay all night on the ground.
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Joshua 7:6
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6 Then Joshua (A)tore his clothes and (B)fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put (C)dust on their heads.
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Genesis 24:52
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52 When Abraham's servant heard their words, (A)he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord.
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James 5:16-18
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16 Therefore, (A)confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, (B)that you may be healed. (C)The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.[a] 17 Elijah was a man (D)with a nature like ours, and (E)he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for (F)three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 (G)Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
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- James 5:16 Or The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power
Isaiah 6:2
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2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had (A)six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
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