And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
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Glossary
- Bowing People
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A mode of showing respect. Abraham “bowed himself to the people of the land” ( Gen. 23:7 ); so Jacob to Esau ( Gen. 33:3 ); and the brethren of Joseph before him as the governor of the land ( Gen. 43:28 ).