Verse 7
7. Palm tree The palm, rising majestically to a lofty height, and wearing its crown of verdure visible from a distance, is the most striking in its appearance of all the trees of the East. An Indian prince, visiting London, came upon a palm in a royal greenhouse, and clasping it as a dear fellow-stranger and countryman, burst into tears. So in the medals representing Judea captured by Titus, the country is represented by a female sitting mournfully beneath a palm tree.
Clusters The word may mean clusters of any kind, but here evidently clusters of dates, which are a well-known fruit, bright, fragrant, and delicious.
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