The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . usions in Scripture to the act of kissingthe feet, or the hem of the garment (Matt. ix:2o;Luke vii 138, 45). Kissing the hand of another asa mark of affectionate respect, we do not remem-ber as distinctly mentioned in Scripture. Kissingones own hand is mentioned as early as the timeof Job (xxxi ) as an act of homage to theheavenly bodies. It appears from 1 Sam. x:i; 1 Kings xix:i8;Ps
The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . usions in Scripture to the act of kissingthe feet, or the hem of the garment (Matt. ix:2o;Luke vii 138, 45). Kissing the hand of another asa mark of affectionate respect, we do not remem-ber as distinctly mentioned in Scripture. Kissingones own hand is mentioned as early as the timeof Job (xxxi ) as an act of homage to theheavenly bodies. It appears from 1 Sam. x:i; 1 Kings xix:i8;Ps. ii :i2, that there was a peculiar kiss of homage,the character of which is not indicated. It wasprobably that kiss upon the forehead expressiveof high respect which was formerly, if not now, inuse among the Bedouins (Antar, ii:iig). (5) Bowing. In the Scriptures there are dif-ferent words descriptive of various postures ofrespectful bowing, as gadad, to incline or bowdown the head; kara, to bend down the bodyvery lozv; barak, to bend the knee, also to terms indicate a conformity with the ex-isting usages of the East, in which the modes ofbowing are equally diversified, and, in all likeli-. hood, the same. These are: (1) Touching thelips and the forehead with the right hand, with orwithout an inclination of the head or of the body,and with or without previously touching theground; (2) placing the right hand upon thebreast, with or without an inclination of the heador of the body; (3) bending the body very low,with folded arms; (4) bending the body and rest-ing the hands on the knees—this is one of thepostures of prayer and is indicative of the high-est respect in the presence of kings and the Egyptian paintings we see persons droptheir arms towards the ground while bowing toa superior, or standing respectfully with the righthand resting on the left shoulder. It is observable that, as before noticed, the wordbarak means to bless and to bend the knee, w
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