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Re: The Song of Solomon (was: Sex and the single symbol)

From: pi@ruth.ece.jhu.edu (Pablo A. Iglesias)
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 09:33:26 -0500
Subject: Re: The Song of Solomon (was: Sex and the single symbol)
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>> The Rose of Sharon is a hardy Hibiscus (or Mallow).  Lily of the
>> Valley is a small plant with white bell-shaped flowers which are
>> incredibly fragrant.  I still have not yet located any sources which
>> would give a clue as to how they fit in the song.

> I don't have my Bible here but I'm 99.9 % certain that the Rose of
> Sharon is mentioned in the Bible's Song of Solomon. -- Wade


Song of Songs [a.k.a Song of Solomon] 2.1

"I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys" [New International
Version] 
--
Pablo Iglesias                             
Department of Electrical Engineering       
The Johns Hopkins University               
Baltimore, MD 21218