Abraham bowed down to the earth and laughed when he thought, “Shall a man who is one hundred years old have a son? And Sarah, who is ninety years old, can she give birth?”

He looked up and saw three men standing nearby. As soon as he saw them, he ran to meet them from the entrance of his tent and bowed down to the ground,

Chapter 19

Revelation of God the Judge. The two angels arrived in Sodom toward the evening. Lot was seated at the gate to Sodom. As soon as he saw them, Lot got up and went over to them and bowed down to the ground.

and went and sat down opposite him, about the distance of a bowshot. She said, “I do not want to see the child die.” She sat opposite him and began to sob.

Then Abraham got up and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites,

Abraham bowed down to him before the people of the land.

The man knelt and bowed down to the Lord

Then I knelt and bowed down to the Lord and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me along the right path to find the daughter of the brother of my master to be the wife of my master’s son.

May the peoples serve you, and may the nations bow down before you. May you be lord over your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down to you. May the one who curses you be cursed and the one who blesses you be blessed.”

The slaves and their children came forward and bowed down.

Then Leah and her children came forward and bowed down. Finally, Rachel and Joseph came forward and bowed down.

He had another dream and told it to his brothers saying, “I had another dream; listen. The sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down before me.”

He told it to his father and brothers, and his father scolded him and said, “What type of dream is this? Must I and your mother and your brothers bow down to the ground in front of you?”

Joseph had authority over the land, and he sold grain to all the people of the land. Therefore, the brothers of Joseph came to him and bowed down to the earth.

They answered, “Your servant, our father, is well, and he is still alive,” and they knelt and bowed down.

“Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies. The sons of your father shall bow down before you.

All these servants of yours will come down to me and bow down in front of me saying, “May you and all the people who follow you leave.” After that I will leave.’ ” Moses grew angry and left Pharaoh.

You shall not bow down to their gods nor serve them. You shall not do what they do, but rather you shall demolish and break their sacred pillars to pieces.

They have quickly departed from the way that I have commanded them. They have made a molten calf for themselves, and have bowed down before it. They have offered sacrifices and said, ‘Behold your God, Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.’ ”

Moses quickly bowed down to the ground and worshiped.

Chapter 26

Rewards of Obedience. “Do not make idols or carved images. Do not set up stone images in your land before which you bow down. I am the Lord, your God.

Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the roadway with a drawn sword in his hand. He bowed down and fell flat on his face.

She bowed down with her face to the ground and said, “Why have I, a foreigner, found favor in your sight that you should take notice of me?”

Whoever is left in your house will bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread. He will say, “Please place me in one of the priest’s offices so that I might have a piece of bread to eat.” ’ ”

After the boy had left, David got up from the south side of the place, and he bowed down three times before him, face to the ground. They kissed one another, and they wept over one another, David more so.