Balm
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Boyd's Bible Dictionary: B
By:
James P. Boyd
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(balsam). The Balm of Gilead, or Mecca balsam, exudes an agreeable balsamic resin, highly prized in the East as an unguent and cosmetic, as the crushed leaves were for their odor (Gen. 37:25; 43:11; Jer. 8:22; 46:11; Ezek. 27:17).
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