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Boy, people in the bible were sure clumsy: verses of peeps falling on their faces.....

"When Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram ... And Abram fell on his face." Genesis 17:1-3

"Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed." Genesis 17:17

"There came a fire out from before the LORD ... and ... when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces." Leviticus 9:24

"Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces." Numbers 14:5

"And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face." Numbers 16:4

"And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces." Numbers 16:20-22

"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces." Numbers 16:44-45

"And they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them." Numbers 20:6

"Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he ... fell flat on his face." Numbers 22:31

"Joshua ... lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand ... And Joshua fell on his face." Joshua 5:14

"And Joshua ... fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide." Joshua 7:6

"The angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife ... fell on their faces." Judges 13:20

"Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes?" Ruth 2:10

"David ... fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded." 1 Samuel 20:41

"Mephibosheth ... fell on his face." 2 Samuel 9:6

"The woman of Tekoah ... fell on her face." 2 Samuel 14:4

"Joab fell to the ground on his face." 2 Samuel 14:22

"Ahimaaz ... fell ... upon his face." 2 Samuel 18:28

"As Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?" 1 Kings 18:7

"And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces." 1 Kings 18:39

"David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem.Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces." 1 Chronicles 21:16

"I saw ... the appearance of his loins ... This was the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face." Ezekiel 1:27-28

"Behold, the glory of the Lord stood there ... and I fell on my face." Ezekiel 3:23

"While they were slaying them ... I fell on my face." Ezekiel 9:8

"And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face." Ezekiel 11:13

"And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came ... and his voice was like a noise of many waters ... and I fell upon my face." Ezekiel 43:2-3

"Behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face." Ezekiel 44:4

"King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel." Daniel 2:46

"I was afraid, and fell upon my face." Daniel 8:17

"And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face." Matthew 17:6

"And he went a little farther, and fell on his face." Matthew 26:39

"A man full of leprosy... fell on his face." Luke 5:12

"And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan." Luke 17:15-16

"All the angels ... and the four beasts ... fell before the throne on their faces." Revelation 7:11

"The four and twenty elders ... fell upon their faces." Revelation 11:16

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Um..I couldn't care less what the Bible says.

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