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Adam Clarke, on Gen 17:3
Adam Clarke · 1762–1832
Gen 17:3 · Douay-Rheims
“Abram fell flat on his face.”
On this verse:
“And Abram fell on his face - The eastern method of prostration was thus: the person first went down on his knees, and then lowered his head to his knees, and touched the earth with his forehead. A very painful posture, but significative of great humiliation and reverence.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.