Song of Solomon 7:5

Verse 5

5. Like Carmel This beautiful promontory, jutting boldly into the sea, seems to have received its name from “the crimson fringes of the evening” lingering so long upon its summit. The fish found near it, which yields colouring matter, may take its name from the mountain.

Like purple Pliny says, that the ancient purple was glossy, and inclining to black. The curious linguist will find in all ancient tongues the Greek as well as the Hebrew a singular poverty and obscurity of words to express colours, and here “Carmel” may mean “purple,” which the following clause only makes more emphatic. The king, etc. Hebrew, The king is charmed with thy flowing ringlets.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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