The bridegroom continues celebrating his bride's beauty from feet to head, comparing her stature to a palm tree whose fruits he desires to enjoy. The bride responds with an invitation to go to the vineyards and countryside to give her love, expressing complete devotion and desire to bestow upon him all choice fruits, new and old.
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Damascus
View on MapDamascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and plays a significant role in biblical history. It was on the road to Damascus that Saul of Tarsus had his dramatic encounter with the risen Christ and was converted, becoming the apostle Paul. The prophet Elijah was told to anoint Hazael as king of Syria in Damascus. The city is mentioned throughout both the Old and New Testaments.
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The CourtshipChapters 1-3
The WeddingChapters 4-5
Deepening LoveChapters 6-8
Maturing married love, commitment, and the enduring nature of true love.
Bible Bites
A Love Song Without God's Name
Song of Solomon never mentions God by name, making it one of only two books in the Bible with this distinction (along with Esther). Yet it celebrates the gift of marital love that God created.
Song of Solomon