{"id":7182,"date":"2026-01-02T13:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblica.sk\/archive\/stbisl-17-2-2025\/sbslkpc9393\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T19:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T19:30:37","slug":"sbslkpc9393","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biblica.sk\/en\/archive\/stbisl-17-2-2025\/sbslkpc9393\/","title":{"rendered":"Miroslav VAR\u0160O: The Fragrance of Lebanon in the Book of Hosea and the Fragrance of the Beloved Woman in the Song of Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7182\" class=\"elementor elementor-7182\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8c76a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e8c76a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4776d2d elementor-widget 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