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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Song of Solomon 8:5

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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8:5 I aroused you under the apple tree: The apple tree is a symbol of fertility because it is fruit-bearing (see 2:3, 5; 7:8). • where your mother gave you birth: Mentioning his mother may be a subtle way of suggesting procreation as a fruit of sexual love (cp. 8:2).
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