Proverbs 7:16

A Story Of Seduction

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“So I came out to meet you [that you might share with me the feast of my offering],
Diligently I sought your face and I have found you.
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“I have spread my couch with coverings and cushions of tapestry,
With colored fine linen of Egypt.
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“I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Egypt

Isaiah 19:9

Moreover, those who make linen from combed flax
And those who weave white cloth will be ashamed.

Ezekiel 27:7

“Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
So that it became your distinguishing mark (insignia);
Your [ship’s] awning [which covered you] was blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah [of Asia Minor].

1 Kings 10:28

Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue, and the king’s merchants acquired them from Kue, for a price.

Proverbs 31:22

She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry.
Her clothing is linen, pure and fine, and purple [wool].

Song of Songs 1:16

(The Shulammite Bride)
“Behold, how fair and handsome you are, my beloved;
And so delightful!
Our arbor is green and luxuriant.

Song of Songs 3:7-10

(The Chorus)
“Behold, it is the couch (palanquin) of Solomon;
Sixty mighty men around it,
Of the mighty men of Israel.

Revelation 2:22

Listen carefully, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her [I will bring] into great anguish, unless they repent of her deeds.