Kiss

Of affection (Gen. 27:26, 27; 29:13; Luke 7:38, 45); reconciliation (Gen. 33:4; 2 Sam. 14:33); leave-taking (Gen. 31:28, 55; Ruth 1:14; 2 Sam. 19:39); homage (Ps. 2:12; 1 Sam. 10:1); spoken of as between parents and children (Gen. 27:26; 31:28, 55; 48:10; 50:1; Ex. 18:7; Ruth 1:9, 14); between male relatives (Gen. 29:13; 33:4; 45:15). It accompanied social worship as a symbol of brotherly love (Rom. 16:16; 1 Cor. 16:20; 2 Cor. 13:12; 1 Thess. 5:26; 1 Pet. 5:14). The worship of idols was by kissing the image or the hand toward the image (1 Kings 19:18; Hos. 13:2).

Passages cited in this entry

Genesis 27:26 · Luke 7:38 · Genesis 33:4 · 2 Samuel 14:33 · Genesis 31:28 · Ruth 1:14 · 2 Samuel 19:39 · Psalms 2:12 · 1 Samuel 10:1 · Exodus 18:7 · Ruth 1:9 · Genesis 29:13 · Romans 16:16 · 1 Corinthians 16:20 · 2 Corinthians 13:12 · 1 Thessalonians 5:26 · 1 Peter 5:14 · 1 Kings 19:18 · Hosea 13:2

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd edition (1897). Public domain; text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. A nineteenth-century Protestant reference: its dates, archaeology and judgements reflect the scholarship of its time and are not Imago Dei's editorial position.