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Facts About Song of Solomon

 

AUTHOR:  Solomon
TIME WRITTEN:  Probably early in Solomon�s life, about
POSITION IN THE BIBLE:  � 22nd Book in the Bible
 � 22nd Book in the Old Testament
 � 5th and last of 5 Poetical books
(Job - Song of Solomon)
 � 44 Books to follow it.
CHAPTERS:  8
VERSES:  117
WORDS:  2,661

OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SONG OF SOLOMON:

n  Solomon is mentioned 7 times in the book.
n  Song of Solomon:
� Is a love song.
� Abounds in:
- Metaphors
- Oriental imagery.
n  The book is arranged like scenes in a drama.
n  There are three main speakers in the book.
� The bride (a Shulamite girl)
� The king (Solomon)
� A chorus (daughters of Jerusalem)
n  By the time of Song of Solomon, Solomon�s harem had:
� 700 queens
� 300 concubines
� 640 more queens to be chosen
� 220 more concubines to be chosen
n  Song of Solomon depicts:
� The wooing and wedding of a shepherdess by King
Solomon.
� The joys and heartaches of a shepherdess by King
Solomon
n Although Solomon knew 1,005 songs (1 Kings 4:32), song
of Solomon is considered the greatest.
n Song of Solomon alludes to:
� 21 species of plants
� 15 species of animals
n Song of Solomon refers to 15 geographical locations from
Lebanon in the north to Egypt in the south.
� Kedar  (1:5)
� Senir  (4:8)
� Egypt  (1:9)
� Hermon  (4:8)
� En Gedi  (1:14)
� Tizrah (6:4)
� Sharon  (2:1)
� Heshbon  (7:4)
� Jerusalem  (2:7)
� Damascus  (7:4)
� Lebanon  (3:9)
� Carmel  (7:5)
� Mount Gilead  (4:1)
� Baal-Hamon  (8:11)
� Amana  (4:8)

n �Shulamite� may have been derived from the town of
Shunem, located southwest of the Sea of Galilee in
the land assigned to Issachar.
n 49 words appear in Song of Solomon that are not to be
found any where else in the Bible.
n Song of Solomon is a book about the love of a man and a
woman and its dimensions of:
� Attraction
� Union
� Desire �
�Separation
� Companionship
� Faithfulness
� Pleasure
� Praise