Ivory, Tower of
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ISBE 19151 verse reference
ISBE 1915
(mighdal hashen): In So 7:4 the neck of the Shulammite is compared in whiteness and stateliness to a (or the) tower of ivory. The definite article may suggest that the comparison is with some actual tower in or near Jerusalem; but more probably the language is simply a figure.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
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