The Rose of Sharon

Illustration of The Rose of Sharon

In the Song of Solomon, the beloved is called 'the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys,' a picture of beauty, love, and delight. The flowering plain of Sharon became a byword for fruitfulness and blessing, and Isaiah promised that the desert would one day 'blossom as the rose.' Christian tradition has long read the Rose of Sharon as an image of Christ, the altogether lovely one.

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Song of Solomon 2

Key Passages

The Rose of Sharon

Song of Solomon 2:1-4

The beloved is celebrated as the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valleys - beauty, love, and delight.

I1 am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

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Solomon Solomon, the son of King David and Bathsheba, succeeded his father as ruler of Israel around 970 BCE andโ€ฆ

Did You Know?

1

The title comes from the Song of Solomon's poetry of love.

2

Christian tradition has long read the Rose of Sharon as an image of Christ.

3

Isaiah promised the desert would one day 'blossom as the rose.'

4

Sharon was a fertile coastal plain famous for its wildflowers.