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Bow Down, To
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From:
Concise Bible Dictionary: B
By:
George A. Morrish
Narrator:
Chris Genthree
Duration:
27sec
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An act of respect between man and man, very common in the East, as Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land when he bought a burying place for his dead (
Gen. 23:7, 12
7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. (Genesis 23:7)
12
And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. (Genesis 23:12)
). Also an act of reverence to God (
Psa. 95:6
6
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. (Psalm 95:6)
); but strictly forbidden to be done before an idol or image (
Ex. 20:5
5
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; (Exodus 20:5)
); and treated as an act of worship.
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