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Kissing in religion
Kissing was a custom during the Biblical period and appears for the first time in recorded history in the Book of Genesis, 27: 26, when Isaac kissed his son Jacob. The kiss is used in numerous other places in the Bible: the kiss of homage, in Esther, 5: 2; of subjection, in 1 Samuel, 10: 1; of reconciliation, in '2 Samuel 14: 33; of valediction, in Ruth 1: 14; of approbation, in Psalms 2: 12; of humble gratitude, in Luke 7: 38; of welcome, in Exodus 18: 7; of love and joy, in Genesis 20: 11. There are also spiritual kisses, as in Canticles 1: 'J; sensual kisses, as in Proverbs 7: 13; and hypocritical kisses, as in 2 Samuel 15: 5. It was customary to kiss the mouth in biblical times, and also the beard, which is still practiced in Arab culture. Kissing the hand is not biblical, according to Tabor. The kiss of peace was an apostolic custom, and continues to be one of the rites in the Eucharistic services of Roman Catholics.
In the Roman Catholic Order of Mass, the bishop or priest celebrant bows and kisses the altar, reverencing it, upon arriving at the altar during the entrance procession before Mass and upon leaving at the recessional at the closing of Mass; if a deacon is assisting, he bows low before the altar but does not kiss it.