Genesis 17:3 meaning and explanation
Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
Genesis 17:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Abram is ninety-nine, still childless by Sarah, and God has just appeared to him and announced an everlasting covenant. Falling facedown is the posture of a person overwhelmed by the presence of God, a gesture of reverence and surrender rather than speech.
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