Spice-laden” is the same word as the holy anointing oil (Psa 133). The mountains of division (Bithron), mentioned earlier in the Song, become now the mountains of unity (“Besamin” = balsam and spices, the symbols of unity and peace) ( Shir Shirim 2:17). The mountains of balsam, or spices, could also refer to the Temple Mount, where priests offer the incense of prayer and praise to God. The lovers, who were previously separated in time, are now joined together in eternity, to be the true “Temple” of G-d (1Co 15:28).
| Hebrew word for “fragrances” – Bisamim – is the same as the word meaning “in heaven” – baShamayim – but with different vowel points. All of our senses are mentioned in the creation story, except the sense of smell. According to this teaching, all of our senses fell to a lower spiritual level .
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