Judges 13:20-22

The Birth of Samson

²⁰ And when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar. Now Manoah and his wife were watching, _m and they fell on their faces to the ground.

²¹ The angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. _n Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord. ²² And Manoah said to his wife, _n "We shall surely die, for we have seen God."

1. Cross References
   Leviticus 9:24
   And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
   1 Chronicles 21:16
   And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
   Ezekiel 1:28
   Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
   
2. Cross References
   Judges 6:22
   Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the Lord. And Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord God! For now I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.
   
3. Cross References
   Judges 13:21
   The angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord.
   

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