5 1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, ...

Those in favor of the claim often use Song of Solomon 1:5, which begins, “I am black, but comely…” The passage continues with the likening of the black color to tents and curtains. Some have countered ...