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Close portrait emphasizing the male beloved's dark wavy hair with a raven on a distant branch.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Song of Songs 5:11

Black as a Raven

The Door and the Missing Beloved · Song of Songs 5

Story guide: The woman praises her beloved's head as finest gold and his wavy hair as black as a raven. Notice the dark curls and the bird nearby. The raven makes the color comparison visible, while the gold expresses preciousness; the portrait keeps him human as the language becomes richly figurative.

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11His head is finest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.

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