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# Song of Songs 6 General Notes
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### Special concepts in this chapter
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#### Beauty
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The woman is described as the epitome of beauty in ancient Israel. Not all cultures share the same standards of beauty.
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### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
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#### Metaphors
In the ancient Near East, it was common to describe a woman using metaphors involving animals. In many cultures today, this can be considered offensive. Different metaphors of beauty are used in different cultures. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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## Links:
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* __[Song of Songs 6:1 Notes](./01.md)__
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