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Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
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The Practicality of Warmth
Commentators explain that this verse has a very literal meaning. As Charles Ellicott notes, nights in Palestine could be very cold, and people often had only their daily garment for cover. Two people sharing a space could literally share body heat to stay warm, providing a simple but vital benefit that an isolated person would lack.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The spectacle of a prosperous man whose condition is rendered vain by his brotherless, childless isolation (Ecclesiastes 4:8).
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19th Century
Anglican
They have heat.— The nights in Palestine were often very cold, and it would seem (Exodus 22:26) that it was common to sleep wi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat The Targum adds, in the winter; when it is a cold season, they warm …
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