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An act of respect between man and man, very common in the East, as Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land when he bought a burying place for his dead. Gen. 23: 7, 12. Also an act of reverence to God, Ps. 95: 6; but strictly forbidden to be done before an idol or image, Ex. 20: 5; and treated as an act of worship.