Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 14:8

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8. after a time he returned to take her —probably after the lapse of a year, the usual interval between the ceremonies of betrothal and marriage. It was spent by the bride elect with her parents in preparation for the nuptials; and at the proper time the bridegroom returned to take her home. he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion —In such a climate, the myriads of insects and the ravages of birds of prey, together with the influences of the solar rays, would, in a few months, put the carcass in a state inviting to such cleanly animals as bees. Judges 14:10 ; Judges 14:11 . HIS MARRIAGE FEAST. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-9" class="com-number"

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