Thematic Bible: Of affection


Thematic Bible



and standing behind [him] at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with [her] tears and was wiping [them] with the hair of her head and was kissing his feet and anointing [them] with the perfumed oil.

Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it over his head and kissed him and said, "{Has not} Yahweh anointed you as leader over his inheritance?

Then all the people crossed over the Jordan, and the king crossed and kissed Barzillai and blessed him; then he returned to his place.

Then Joseph fell on the face of his father and wept upon him and kissed him.

And he drew near and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his garments, and he blessed him and said, "Look, the smell of my son [is] like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed!

Now the eyes of Israel were dim on account of old age; he was not able to see. So he brought them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.

And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and he bowed, and he kissed him, and {they each asked about the other's welfare}, and they came into the tent.


And they lifted up their voices and cried again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law [goodbye], but Ruth clung to her.

Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near and kiss me, my son." And he drew near and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his garments, and he blessed him and said, "Look, the smell of my son [is] like the smell of a field that Yahweh has blessed!

Then he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will go after you." Then he said, "Go, return, for what I have done to you?"

But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. And afterward his brothers spoke with him.

The boy left, and then David got up from the south side, and he fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed {each other} and wept {together}, but David [wept] the most.

And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept.

And there was considerable weeping by all, and {hugging} Paul, they kissed him,

And Laban arose early in the morning and kissed his grandsons and his daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his homeland.

So Joab went to the king and he told him. Then he summoned Absalom, and he came to the king, and he bowed down to him with his face to the ground before the king. Then the king kissed Absalom.



But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

Then he fell upon the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.



But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

Then he fell upon the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.