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Daughters of Jerusalem

The Witnesses to the Love Story

United Kingdom (Solomon’s reign)

Name Information

Meaning
"Women of Jerusalem"
Language of Origin
Hebrew
Gender Usage
Feminine (group)

The Daughters of Jerusalem are the chorus in the Song of Songs, serving as observers, questioners, and encouragers in the unfolding love story between the Shulammite woman and her beloved. They represent the community of onlookers to this intimate relationship.

Roles

ChorusWitnessesFriends

Relationships

Friend
Shulammite Woman

Story

Engage with the Shulammite woman in dialogue, asking her to describe her beloved.

Express admiration for the love between her and her beloved.

Serve as an audience to the poetic unfolding of the relationship.

Spiritual Significance

  1. 1Appear throughout the Song of Songs as an observing and responding group.
  2. 2Ask questions that prompt the Shulammite to express her love more deeply.
  3. 3Sometimes counsel restraint, urging love not to be awakened before its time.

What We Can Learn

  1. 1Community plays a role in observing and supporting relationships.
  2. 2Wise counsel includes patience and timing in matters of love.
  3. 3Beauty in relationships can inspire and encourage others.

Memory Verses

Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.

Song of Songs 2:7

Key Passages

Song of Songs 1–8

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