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They transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. 1 Chronicles 5:25

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And they fell on their faces

  1. When Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram ... And Abram fell on his face. Genesis 17:1-3
  2. Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed. Genesis 17:17
  3. There came a fire out from before the LORD ... and ... when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. Leviticus 9:24
  4. Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces. Numbers 14:5
  5. And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face. Numbers 16:4
  6. And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. Numbers 16:20-22
  7. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. Numbers 16:44-45
  8. And they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them. Numbers 20:6
  9. Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he ... fell flat on his face. Numbers 22:31
  10. Joshua ... lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand ... And Joshua fell on his face. Joshua 5:14
  11. And Joshua ... fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide. Joshua 7:6
  12. The angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife ... fell on their faces. Judges 13:20
  13. Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes?" Ruth 2:10
  14. David ... fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. 1 Samuel 20:41
  15. Mephibosheth ... fell on his face. 2 Samuel 9:6
  16. The woman of Tekoah ... fell on her face. 2 Samuel 14:4
  17. Joab fell to the ground on his face. 2 Samuel 14:22
  18. Ahimaaz ... fell ... upon his face. 2 Samuel 18:28
  19. As Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?" 1 Kings 18:7
  20. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. 1 Kings 18:39
  21. David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. 1 Chronicles 21:16
  22. I saw ... the appearance of his loins ... This was the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face. Ezekiel 1:27-28
  23. Behold, the glory of the Lord stood there ... and I fell on my face. Ezekiel 3:23
  24. While they were slaying them ... I fell on my face. Ezekiel 9:8
  25. And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face. Ezekiel 11:13
  26. And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came ... and his voice was like a noise of many waters ... and I fell upon my face. Ezekiel 43:2-3
  27. Behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face. Ezekiel 44:4
  28. King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel. Daniel 2:46
  29. I was afraid, and fell upon my face. Daniel 8:17
  30. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face. Matthew 17:6
  31. And he went a little farther, and fell on his face. Matthew 26:39
  32. A man full of leprosy... fell on his face. Luke 5:12
  33. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. Luke 17:15-16
  34. All the angels ... and the four beasts ... fell before the throne on their faces. Revelation 7:11
  35. The four and twenty elders ... fell upon their faces. Revelation 11:16
  36. And they fell ... on their faces. 1 Machabees 4:40
  37. And all the people fell upon their faces. 1 Machabees 4:55
 Bryan said...
Just to be clear, "falling on their faces" is just groveling in front of someone in reverence, correct? I know this is the perfect word of God here, but I can see how someone may conclude that many characters in the Bible suffer from bouts of vertigo.
Fri Feb 02, 5:12:14 PM ( 9 months ago )

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