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Genesis 47:31

Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, c. 1512 · Sistine Chapel · Public domainMichelangelo, The Creation of Adam, c. 1512, Sistine Chapel

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Genesis 47:31 (WEB)

Israel said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.

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  • ““And worshiped leaning,” he says, “upon the top of his staff.”” — editor's note: προσεκύνησεν, as Gen. xlvii. 31. The same word also is used in the LXX. in Gen. xxxvii. 7, 9, 10 , of Joseph’s dreams, where our version has “made obeisance”…

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