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Of affection (Gen 27:26, Gen 27:27; Gen 29:13; Luke 7:38, Luke 7:45); reconciliation (Gen 33:4; 2 Sam 14:33); leave-taking (Gen 31:28, Gen 31:55; 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; Gen 31:28, Gen 31:55; Gen 48:10; Gen 50:1; Ex 18:7; Ruth 1:9, Ruth 1:14); between male relatives (Gen 29:13; Gen 33:4; Gen 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 Kgs 19:18; Hos 13:2).