Story · 28 · The Poet
'Go forth,' this time to a young woman
In the Song, the lover calls: 'Rise up, my love, and go forth,' for winter is past and flowers have appeared. The Hebrew echoes God's call to Abraham: lech lecha.
From the patriarch to the young woman.
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Abraham thought the promise was all about him. The Song's call goes to a young woman behind a wall, urged to emerge and be seen and heard: 'Let me see your face, let me hear your voice.'
Bible reference: Song of Songs 2:10–14; Genesis 12:1
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 441–442
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