One Bible scholar states: “Salutations among the Orientals did not consist, as among us, of a slight bow, or extension of the hand, but [were] performed by many embraces, and inclinations, and even prostrations of the body on the ground.
Seorang pakar Alkitab mengatakan, ” Sewaktu memberi salam, orang Timur tidak sekadar membungkukkan badan atau mengulurkan tangan, seperti halnya kita, tetapi mereka melakukannya dengan berkali - kali memeluk, membungkuk, dan bahkan bersujud di tanah.