Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth? fell. Genesis 17:3 Abram fell flat on his face. Leviticus 9:24 And, behold, a fire, coming forth from the Lord, devoured the holocaust, and the fat that was upon the altar: which when the multitude saw, they praised the Lord, falling on their faces. Numbers 14:5 And when Moses and Aaron heard this, they fell down flat upon the ground before the multitude of the children of Israel. Numbers 16:22,45 They fell flat on their face, and said: O most mighty, the God of the spirits of all flesh, for one man's sin shall thy wrath rage against all? . . . Deuteronomy 9:18,25 And I fell down before the Lord as before, forty days and nights neither eating bread, nor drinking water, for all your sins, which you had committed against the Lord, and had provoked him to wrath: . . . Joshua 5:14 And he answered: No: but I am prince of the host of the Lord, and now I am come. [15] Joshua fell on his face to the ground. And worshipping, said: What saith my lord to his servant? Joshua 7:6 But Joshua rent his garments, and fell flat on the ground, before the ark of the Lord, until the evening, both he and all the ancients of Israel: and they put dust upon their heads. Judges 13:20 And when the flame from the altar went up towards heaven, the angel of the Lord ascended also in the same. And when Manue and his wife saw this, they fell flat on the ground; 1 Chronicles 21:16 And David lifting up his eyes, saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand, turned against Jerusalem: and both he and the ancients clothed in haircloth, fell down flat on the ground. Job 1:20 Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head, fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, Ezekiel 1:28 As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about. Daniel 8:17 And he came, and stood near where I stood: and when he was come, I fell on my face, trembling, and he said to me: Understand, O son of man, for in the time of the end the vision shall be fulfilled. Matthew 2:11 And entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they adored him: and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Revelation 5:8 And when he had opened the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty ancients fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. Revelation 11:16 And the four and twenty ancients who sit on their seats in the sight of God, fell on their faces and adored God, saying: laughed. Genesis 18:12 And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure? Genesis 21:6 And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me. John 8:56 Abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day: he saw it and was glad. Romans 4:19,20 And he was not weak in faith. Neither did he consider his own body, now dead (whereas he was almost an hundred years old), nor the dead womb of Sara. . . . Context The Covenant of Circumcision…16And I will bless her, and of her I will give thee a son, whom I will bless, and he shall become nations, and kings of people shall spring from him. 17Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth?18And he said to God: O that Ismael may live before thee.… Cross References Luke 1:18 And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years. Romans 4:19 And he was not weak in faith. Neither did he consider his own body, now dead (whereas he was almost an hundred years old), nor the dead womb of Sara. Genesis 17:3 Abram fell flat on his face. Genesis 17:18 And he said to God: O that Ismael may live before thee. Genesis 18:11 Now they were both old, and far advanced in years, and it had ceased to be with Sara after the manner of women. Genesis 18:12 And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure? Genesis 21:5 When he was a hundred years old: for at this age of his father, was Isaac born. Genesis 21:6 And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me. Genesis 21:7 And again she said: Who would believe that Abraham should hear that Sara gave suck to a son, whom she bore to him in his old age? Lexicon Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation fell facedown. וַיִּפֹּ֧ל (way·yip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie Then he laughed וַיִּצְחָ֑ק (way·yiṣ·ḥāq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6711: To laugh outright, to sport and said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to himself, בְּלִבּ֗וֹ (bə·lib·bōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre “Can a child be born יִוָּלֵ֔ד (yiw·wā·lêḏ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage to a man who is הַלְּבֶ֤ן (hal·lə·ḇen) Article, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son a hundred מֵאָֽה־ (mê·’āh-) Number - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3967: A hundred years old? שָׁנָה֙ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year Can Sarah שָׂרָ֔ה (śā·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8283: Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham give birth תֵּלֵֽד׃ (tê·lêḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage at the age of ninety?” תִּשְׁעִ֥ים (tiš·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 8673: Ninety Additional Translations Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? And Abraam fell upon his face, and laughed; and spoke in his heart, saying, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarrha who is ninety years old, bear? And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall [a child] be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear? Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear? Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?" And Abraham falleth upon his face, and laugheth, and saith in his heart, 'To the son of an hundred years is one born? or doth Sarah -- daughter of ninety years -- bear?' 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