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Obeisance

Homage or reverence to any one (Gen. 37:7; 43:28).

In the Bible

Verses where Obeisance is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

1 Kings 1:16
And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”
2 Chronicles 24:17
After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
2 Samuel 1:2
On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
2 Samuel 14:4
When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”
2 Samuel 15:5
Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
Exodus 18:7
So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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