Kiss of Affection

Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”

So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.

Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.

Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

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

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

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.

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

So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.

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

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.