Genesis 23:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 23:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 23:12 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 23:12 — KJV
“And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.”
— Genesis 23:12 (KJV)
Genesis 23:12 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 23:12
“And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:12: abraham, bowed, himself
“And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:12: bowed, down, before
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:12: down, before, people
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:12: himself, before, people
“And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. officers: Heb. offices”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:12: down, before, people
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