Thematic Bible: Of affection


Thematic Bible



and stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began to wash His feet with her tears. She wiped His feet with the hair of her head, kissing them and anointing them with the fragrant oil.

Samuel took the flask of oil, poured it out on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Hasn’t the Lord anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned to his home.

Then Joseph, leaning over his father’s face, wept and kissed him.

So he came closer and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothes, he blessed him and said:

Ah, the smell of my son
is like the smell of a field
that the Lord has blessed.

Now his eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought them to him, and he kissed and embraced them.

So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and then kissed him. They asked each other how they had been and went into the tent.


Again they wept loudly, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.

Then his father Isaac said to him, "Please come closer and kiss me, my son." So he came closer and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothes, he blessed him and said: Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed.

Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.”

“Go on back,” he replied, “for what have I done to you?”

But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.

Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept, and afterward his brothers talked with him.

When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone Ezel, fell with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept with each other, though David wept more.

Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept loudly.

There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him,

Laban got up early in the morning, kissed his grandchildren and daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban left to return home.

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



But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.

Then Joseph threw his arms around Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his shoulder.

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



But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.

Then Joseph threw his arms around Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his shoulder.

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


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