Bow down, To
Bow down, To
An act of respect between man and man, very common in the East, as Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land when he bought a burying place for his dead. Gen 23:7; Gen 23:12. Also an act of reverence to God, Psa 95:6; but strictly forbidden to be done before an idol or image, Exo 20:5; and treated as an act of worship.