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Prostrate in Bible Vs Quran (5) Abraham prostrated to the Hittites like the Muslims do to Allah?
In the Bible, Abraham prostrated to the Hittites.
The Bible says that Abraham bowed down with the face touching the ground to the Hittites.
How many times has Abraham prostrated to the Hittites?
The Bible says that Abraham prostrated to the Hittites Twice!
Why has Abraham prostrated to the Hittites?
The Bible says that Abraham prostrated Twice to the Hittites because they gave him a small piece of land to bury his dead wife Sarah.
Would you smart reader believe that Abraham prostrated to the Hittites because of a small piece of land?
Would you smart reader prostrate to any human being because of a small piece of land?
In their prayers, Muslims prostrate only to Allah.
In the Bible, in both the Old and the New Testament, God forbids to prostrate to anyone or to anything but to the Lord God.
It is really unbelievable, unbearable, intolerable, awful etc. to hear that Abraham, the father of the Prophets and the father of Jesus, prostrated to the Hittites.
It seems likely that some editors of the English versions of the Bible did not believe that Abraham prostrated to the Hittites; they were embarrassed to translate the "WORD OF GOD" (in Genesis 23:7 and 12) as it is and they did some compromise e.g.
1) Compromise with delete
Contemporary English Version (no mention for the Hittites)
7 Abraham bowed down
12 Once again, Abraham bowed down
2) Compromise with addition
The Message (respectfully is added to lighten the meaning)
7 Then Abraham got up, bowed respectfully to the people of the land, the Hittites
12 Abraham bowed respectfully before the assembled council
It is really a nice effort, but, the "WORD OF GOD" should be translated as it is.
It is not honest to add your word and put it in the Bible as if it is the "WORD OF GOD".
This phenomenon is wide-spread in the Bible.
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In Islam, it is impossible for Abraham the father of the Prophets to prostrate to anything or to anyone but to Allah, the Almighty Creator.
Islam is very strict in this point; anyone prostrates to anything or to anyone other than Allah is certainly a disbeliever and will dwell in the Eternal Fire in the Hereafter.
On the other hand, anyone says or believes that Abraham prostrated to the Hittites or to anyone else or to anything other than the Almighty Creator will dwell in the Eternal Fire in the Hereafter because it is an unforgivable sin to insult the Great Prophet and the Great Messenger, Abraham.
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Again, the Hebrew word of this article is
The Word root:
The Word Strong's Number is 7812 (Strong's Hebrew Dictionary)
The Word meaning is: To prostrate = to bow down with the face touching the ground like what the Muslims do in their pray.
In this article, all the studied 20 different English versions of the Bible correctly translate the Hebrew word .
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Genesis 23:7 and 12 in the English Bible (GOD'S WORD Translation)
7Abraham got up in front of the Hittites, the people of that region, and bowed with his face touching the ground.
12Abraham bowed down again in front of the people of that region.
Genesis 23:7 and 12 in the Hebrew Bible
Genesis 23:7 is composed of seven Hebrew words "" that mean: "Abraham stood up and prostrated to the people of the land, the sons of Heth".
Genesis 23:12 is composed of five Hebrew words " " that mean:" Abraham prostrated to the people of the land (the Hittites)".
