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Praying jester of a penitent

Praying jester of a penitent

‎Throwing oneself on the floor is a common gesture of humility. With this gesture, one shows one’s submissiveness to a god or a superior person. For this reason, it is the normal posture of a penitent standing before God.

‎Gen 24:26; Exod 34:8; 1 Sam 24:8; 28:14; 2 Kings 4:37; 5:18


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