12 And Joseph brought them out from his knees, and bowed down with his face to the earth.
And Joseph, he was the governor over the land -- he it was that sold [the corn] to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came and bowed down to him, the face to the earth.
And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near him. And when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself to the earth,
And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head to the earth and worshipped,
Ye shall reverence every man his mother, and his father, and my sabbaths shall ye keep: I am Jehovah your God.
And Bathsheba went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne; and he caused a throne to be set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right hand.
And she came and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.
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Commentary on Genesis 48 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 48
The time drawing nigh that Israel must die, having, in the former chapter, given order about his burial, in this he takes leave of his grand-children by Joseph, and in the next of all his children. Thus Jacob's dying words are recorded, because he then spoke by a spirit of prophecy; Abraham's and Isaac's are not. God's gifts and graces shine forth much more in some saints than in others upon their death-beds. The Spirit, like the wind, blows where it listeth. In this chapter,
Gen 48:1-7
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Gen 48:8-22
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