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Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 7:17

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The love of perfumes is here, as in Isaiah 3:24, a sign of luxurious vice. Cinnamon - The Hebrew word is identical with the English. The spice imported by the Phoenician traders from the further East, probably from Ceylon, has kept its name through all changes of language. return to 'Top of Page'
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