Song of Solomon 7:4

He said that her neck was like a *tower in 4:4. But now he improves his description. It is like the precious substance called *ivory. *Ivory is white. So perhaps the *shields in 4:4 refer to a high collar. And when she removed the collar, the skin of her neck was white. It was white although her other skin was dark because of the sun (1:6).

Heshbon is in high hills above a valley. It was at one time a royal city. There are pools in the valley near the steep path that goes into the city.