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Collection
of poems concerning love between a man
and woman.
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The beloved is compared to a lily of the
valley
(Song of Solomon 3:1) |
The
Song of Solomon expresses the mutual love of a
man and a woman. Traditionally this book
has been understood to convey the love of God
and his people. The song tells how the woman
yearns for her lover, and how the lovers praise
each other's beauty. The woman remembers
her lover's springtime visit, tells how she sought
him in the night, and envisions the wedding of
Solomon. The
woman asks that her lover would set her as a seal
upon his heart, for love is as strong as death
and passion fierce as the grave (8:6).
Sol
2:1-4 - Beauty of human love
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