Genesis 23:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 23:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 23:7 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 23:7 — KJV
“And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.”
— Genesis 23:7 (KJV)
Genesis 23:7 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 23:7
“And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:7: abraham, bowed, himself
“Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:7: people, land, even
“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 23:7: himself, people, land
“Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:7: stood, people, land
“And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, audience: Heb. ears”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:7: abraham, even, children
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