Antiquity of
  Genesis 18:2; 19:1  
 WERE GIVEN   By brethren to each other
  1 Samuel 17:22   
 By inferiors to their superiors
  Genesis 47:7   
 By superiors to inferiors
  1 Samuel 30:21   
 By all passers-by
  1 Samuel 10:3,4; Psalm 129:8   
 On entering a house
  Judges 18:15; Matthew 10:12; Luke 1:40,41,44   
 Often sent through messengers
  1 Samuel 25:5,14; 2 Samuel 8:10  
 Often sent by letter
  Romans 16:21-23; 1 Corinthians 16:21; Colossians 4:18; 2 Thessalonians 3:17  
 Denied to persons of bad character
  2 John 1:10  
 Persons in haste excused from giving or receiving
  2 Kings 4:29; Luke 10:24  
 EXPRESSIONS USED AS   Peace be with thee
  Judges 19:20   
 Peace to thee, and peace to thine house, and peace to all That thou hast
  1 Samuel 25:6   
 Peace be to this house
  Luke 10:5   
 The Lord be with you
  Ruth 2:4   
 The Lord bless thee
  Ruth 2:4   
 The blessing of the Lord be upon you, we bless you in the Name of the Lord
  Psalm 129:8   
 Blessed be thou of the Lord
  1 Samuel 15:13   
 God be gracious to thee
  Genesis 43:29   
 Art thou in health?
  2 Samuel 20:9   
 Hail
  Matthew 26:49; Luke 1:28   
 All hail
  Matthew 28:9   
 Often perfidious
  2 Samuel 20:9; Matthew 26:49  
 Given to Christ in derision
  Matthew 27:29; 15:18  
 OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY   Falling on the neck and kissing
  Genesis 33:4; 45:14,15; Luke 15:20   
 Laying hold of the bear with the right hand
  2 Samuel 20:9   
 Bowing frequently to the ground
  Genesis 33:3   
 Embracing and kissing the feet
  Matthew 28:9; Luke 7:38,45   
 Touching the hem of the garment
  Matthew 14:36   
 Falling prostrate on the ground
  Esther 8:3; Matthew 2:11; Luke 8:41   
 Kissing the dust
  Psalm 72:9; Isaiah 49:23   
 The Jews condemned for giving, only to their countrymen
  Matthew 5:47  
 The Pharisees condemned for seeking, in public
  Matthew 23:7; Mark 12:38