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Cheek
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
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CHEEK . The seat of health and beauty ( Song of Solomon 1:10; Song of Solomon 5:13 ). To be smitten on the cheek was the climax of insult and violence. That the command in Matthew 5:39 is not to be interpreted literally is shown by Christ’s own protest in John 18:23 .
C. W. Emmet
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Cheek'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/c/cheek.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Cheek'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/c/cheek.html. 1909.
