Talmud and in the Palestinian sources used by the redactor of Shir haShirim Rabbah.

Theories on composition and dating

The date of composition of this midrash cannot be exactly determined. Song of Songs was interpreted aggadically at a very early time, and certain rules for this aggadic interpretation were formulated: for example, the rule adopted by Judah ben Ilai, and the rule (in Shevuot 35b) for the interpretation

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