The Lord said, “Throw it to the ground.” So he threw it to the ground, and it became a snake, and Moses ran from it.

Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped

So Jacob moved on and came to the land of the eastern people.

So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

Who entrusted to him the earth? And who put him over the whole world?

While he was saying this to me, I was flat on the ground and unable to speak.

Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar,

When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.

Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom.

But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

So each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph to accompany him to Goshen. So they came to the land of Goshen.

Samuel continued to grow, and the Lord was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled.

She arose, bowed her face toward the ground, and said, “Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.

She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed down. Then she picked up her son and left.

Then Job got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head, and then he threw himself down with his face to the ground.

The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.

Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch and her soil into brimstone; her land will become burning pitch.