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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Genesis 17:3 - 17:3
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Abram fell on his face - the attitude of profoundest reverence assumed by Eastern people. It consists in the prostrate body resting on the hands and knees, with the face bent till the forehead touches the ground. It is an expression of conscious humility and profound reverence.