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Genesis 18:2
Genesis 18:2 is verse 2 of Genesis chapter 18, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
King James Version
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
World English Bible
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
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Genesis 18:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible
1 Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
2 And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
3 “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
4 Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Judges 13:3The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
Judges 13:9And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God returned to the woman as she was sitting in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.
Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Genesis 18:22And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
Genesis 19:1Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
Romans 12:13Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Genesis 23:7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
Genesis 33:3But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
Genesis 33:4Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
Genesis 33:5When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”
Genesis 33:6Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.
Genesis 33:7Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.
Genesis 43:26When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.
Genesis 43:28“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
Genesis 44:14When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
Ruth 2:10At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”
2 Kings 2:15When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.