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Genesis 17:17

WEB

17Then 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?”

KJV

17Then 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?

BSB

17Abraham 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?”

FBV

17Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground. But inside he was laughing, asking himself, “How on earth could I have a son at the age of one hundred? How could Sarah have a child when she is ninety?”

Related Resources

Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject
Did Abraham Laugh at God’s Promise? - Desiring God

Extra References

Romans 4:19-20

19Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. 20Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,

Revelation 11:16

16The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God’s throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God,

John 8:56

56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it and was glad.”

Genesis 17:3

3Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 21:6

6Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”

Genesis 18:12

12Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”

Ezekiel 1:28

28As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the LORD’s glory. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.

Revelation 5:8

8Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Job 1:20

20Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

Judges 13:20

20For when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, the LORD’s angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and they fell on their faces to the ground.