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Biblical Lovemaking is a sensitive, literal study of The Song of Solomon, the Old Testament book of the Bible that tells the story of the courtship, wedding and subsequent sexual adjustments between Solomon and his wife, Shulamit. From this very real story written in poetic form comes many principles from a biblical perspective on the subjects of courtship, marriage, and sex, as well as many...

The word translated “love” in verse 9 is the word raʾeyah, which means a close personal friend. Shulamit responds next in 1:12–14: (12) While the king was at his banquet table, My nard gave off its fragrance; (13) A bundle of myrrh is my love to me Which lies between my breasts, (14) A cluster of copher is my love to me In the vineyards of Ein Gedi. Whereas Solomon compared Shulamit to the loveliest of mares and to jewels, she compares him to the finest spices. In verse 12 Shulamit speaks of her
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