Easton's Bible Dictionary: Kiss
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Of affection (
Genesis 27:26
, 27;
29:13
;
Luke 7:38
, 45); reconciliation (
Genesis 33:4
;
2 Samuel 14:33
); leave-taking (
Genesis 31:28
, 55;
Ruth 1:14
;
2 Samuel 19:39
); homage (
Psalm 2:12
;
1 Samuel 10:1
); spoken of as between parents and children (
Genesis 27:26
;
31:28
, 55;
48:10
;
50:1
;
Exodus 18:7
;
Ruth 1:9
, 14); between male relatives (
Genesis 29:13
;
33:4
;
45:15
). It accompanied social worship as a symbol of brotherly love (
Romans 16:16
;
1 Corinthians 16:20
;
2 Corinthians 13:12
;
1 Thessalonians 5:26
;
1 Peter 5:14
). The worship of idols was by kissing the image or the hand toward the image (
1 Kings 19:18
;
Hosea 13:2
).
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