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His head and hair were as white as wool—as white as snow

Wool and snow are examples of things that are very white. The repetition of "as white as" emphasizes that they were very white. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)

wool

This is the hair of a sheep or goat. It was known to be very white.

his eyes were like a flame of fire

His eyes are described as being full of light like a flame of fire. Alternate translation: "his eyes were glowing like a flame of fire" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)