1 Kings 19:13 (KJV)

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And it was so when Elijah heard it that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entering in of the cave And behold there came a voice unto him and said What doest thou here Elijah

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he wrapped his face.This he did to signify his reverence; for covering the face was a token of respect among the Asiatics, as uncovering the head is among Europeans. See on ch. 1Ki 18:42 Ex 3:5 Ex 3:6 Ex 33:23 Isa 6:2 Isa 6:5

What doest. 1Ki 19:9 Ge 16:8 Joh 21:15-17

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