Dict: easton - Bowing

easton:

Bowing @ a mode of showing respect. Abraham "bowed himself to the people of the land" kjv@Genesis:23:7); so Jacob to Esau kjv@Genesis:33:3); and the brethren of Joseph before him as the governor of the land kjv@Genesis:43:28). Bowing is also frequently mentioned as an act of adoration to idols kjv@Joshua:23:7; kjv@2Kings:5:18; kjv@Judges:2:19; kjv@Isaiah:44:15), and to God kjv@Joshua:5:14; kjv@Psalms:22:29 kjv@Psalms:72:9; kjv@Micah:6:6; kjv@Psalms:95:6; kjv@Ephesians:3:14).