Song of Songs
noun phrase
: a collection of love poems forming a book in the canonical Jewish Scriptures and in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and corresponding to the Song of Solomon in the Protestant canon of the Old Testament see Bible Table
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Nevertheless, tradition reveres him as the greatest king of Israel and Judah, the author of beautiful poetry and the father of King Solomon, who is credited with the ultimate biblical love poem, the Song of Songs.
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Jacob F. Love, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
Each of these passages from the New and Old Testaments speaks to married couples about their relationships, from its origins in Genesis to the oneness articulated in the gospels to the love poetry in Song of Songs.
—Ashley Leath, Country Living, 26 Aug. 2023
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Jacob F. Love, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
Each of these passages from the New and Old Testaments speaks to married couples about their relationships, from its origins in Genesis to the oneness articulated in the gospels to the love poetry in Song of Songs.
—Ashley Leath, Country Living, 26 Aug. 2023
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“Song of Songs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Song%20of%20Songs. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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