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1. In the New King James Version Bible, the first mention of the word kiss is found in Genesis 27:26, Scripture telling of an elderly and apparently frail man asking his deceitful son to "come near now and kiss me." What are the names of the elderly father and the devious son?
2. The first incident of a male kissing a female in the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament of the English Bible, is Genesis 29:11. The couple went on to become husband and wife with the woman bearing two children before dying during childbirth. What are the names of the kissing couple?
3. Genesis 33:4 tells of two long-separated brothers meeting up with each other with one of them running to meet the other, embracing him and then kissing him. This even though the brother who was on the receiving end of the buss had apparently feared punches would fly and he might end up kissing the world goodbye. What are the names of the kissing brothers?
4. Genesis 45:15 tells of a man meeting up with his eleven brothers who had betrayed him a number of years before. The verse states the man "kissed all his brothers and wept over them." What is the name of the man who kissed his devious brothers?
5. Genesis 48:10 tells of Joseph taking his two sons to Jacob, an elderly and frail patriarch, who "kissed them and embraced them." What were the names of Joseph's two sons?
6. 1 Samuel 20:41 in the NKJV states: "As soon as the lad had gone, David arose from a place toward the south, fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down three times. And they kissed one another; and they wept together, but David more so." Who is the person David kissed?
7. 1 Kings 19:20 tells of a man leaving a team of oxen and running to Elijah and stating: "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." Who is the person who wanted to kiss his father and mother goodbye?
8. The following verse is from the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament of the English Bible:
"Mercy and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed."
In what book do you find the verse?
9. Without question, the most notorious kiss in the English Bible is reported in Matthew 26:48-49. The verses tell of Jesus being betrayed with a kiss. Who betrayed Him?
10. In four different New Testament books, Paul tells believers to greet each other with a holy kiss. (Romans 6:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 2 Corinthians 13:12 and 1 Thessalonians 5:26). There's a fifth book in the New Testament that also has such an admonition: "Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen." Who is the traditionally credited writer of the fifth book?
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