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Title: A dictionary of the Bible..
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893
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Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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fa year—i. e., a year old; son of a bow —i. e., an arrow. Son, when it ex-presses human connection, is used forgrandson—e. g., Gen. 29 : 2—and for re-moter descendants—e. </., Matt. 22 : 42. SONG OF SOLOMON. Thebook is entitled the Song of Songs—i. e., the most beautiful of songs—also,after the Latin, the Canticles. It hasalways formed part of the canon, andhas been held in the highest esteem. TheRabbins have a saying: Proverbs arethe outer court of Solomons temple;Ecclesiastes, the holy place; Canticles,the holy of holies. There are manytheories in regard to its authorship, itsobject, and its proper character. Thereare three principal interpretations, andeach appears under different forms. 1. The Literal.—It was written bySolomon on the occasion of his mar-riage either with the daughter of Pha-raoh or with a beautiful shepherd-maiden. Its dialogues and monologuesintroduce these characters: a lover,Shelomoh (Solomon); a bride, theShulamite (perhaps Abishag, the Shu-
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I. ,1 mMSt ISLilSlllHllllllffil1 it. I ii Sill1 to 11 i(l SON SOO nanimite); and a chorus of virgins,daughters of Jerusalem. 2. The Typical.—It was written to setforth the Hebrew ideal of pure conjugallove, and throughout expresses typicallythe love of Christ for his Church. Thisinterpretation commends itself by thefact that the 0. T. frequently representsthe union of Jehovah to his people as amarriage relation, and by the furtherfact that St. Paul speaks of husbandand wife as reflecting the sacred unionof Christ and his Church, which is hisBride. Eph. 5 : 33. 3. The Allegorical.—It is in no sensehistorical. The persons and objects de-scribed are mere figures or names forspiritual persons and objects, whichlatter are alone contemplated by theinspired writer. The Song is thus adescription of the love of Jehovah forIsrael, or of Christ for his Church.This is the view advocated by Jewishand by the majoiity of orthodox Chris-tian commentators. Thus interpreted,the book has held its pl

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