Genesis 17:3
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3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God said to him,
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Genesis 17:17
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17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”(A)
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Revelation 1:17
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17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last(A)
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Matthew 17:6
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6 When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear.
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1 Kings 18:39
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39 When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord indeed is God; the Lord indeed is God.”(A)
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Judges 13:20
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20 When the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar while Manoah and his wife looked on, and they fell on their faces to the ground.(A)
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Joshua 5:14
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14 He replied, “Neither, but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and he said to him, “What do you command your servant, my lord?”(A)
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Numbers 16:45
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45 “Get away from this congregation, so that I may consume them in a moment.” And they fell on their faces.(A)
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Daniel 10:9
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9 When[a] I heard the sound of his words, I fell into a trance, face to the ground.(A)
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- 10.9 Gk Syr: Heb Then I heard the sound of his words, and when
Daniel 8:17-18
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17 So he came near where I stood, and when he came, I became frightened and fell prostrate. But he said to me, “Understand, O mortal,[a] that the vision is for the time of the end.”(A)
18 As he was speaking to me, I fell into a trance, face to the ground; then he touched me and set me on my feet.(B)
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- 8.17 Heb son of man
Ezekiel 3:23
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23 So I rose up and went out into the valley, and the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory that I had seen by the River Chebar, and I fell on my face.(A)
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Ezekiel 1:28
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28 Like the bow in a cloud on a rainy day, such was the appearance of the splendor all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of someone speaking.(A)
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Numbers 16:22
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22 They fell on their faces and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one person sin and you become angry with the whole congregation?”(A)
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Numbers 14:5
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5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the Israelites.(A)
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Leviticus 9:23-24
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23 Moses and Aaron entered the tent of meeting and then came out and blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.(A) 24 Fire came out from the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.(B)
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Exodus 3:6
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6 He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.(A)
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Ezekiel 9:8
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8 While they were killing and I was left alone, I fell prostrate on my face and cried out, “Ah Lord God! Will you destroy all who remain of Israel as you pour out your wrath upon Jerusalem?”(A)
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