Song of Solomon 7:2-8
7:2 a Between your thighs lies a mound of wheat (literally Your belly is like a mound of wheat): The man is either describing the woman’s smoothly rounded abdomen or her pubic mound.7:4 b sparkling pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim: The pools of Heshbon, formed by a brook, can still be seen today near the ruins of Heshbon on the east coast of the Dead Sea.
• The tower of Lebanon is probably a metaphor for Mount Hermon, a high mountain that overlooks the valley of Damascus, the capital of Syria. The majestic beauty of the woman’s nose rises above her other facial features.
Summary for Song 7:5-6: 7:5-6 c Mount Carmel is a high mountain range on the Mediterranean coast.
• your hair radiates royalty (literally your hair is as purple threads): Purple was an expensive color to produce, so it was the exclusive property of royalty.
Summary for Song 7:7-8: 7:7-8 d The husband describes their lovemaking. He ascends her body and caresses her breasts.
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