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Myrrh
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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This was the gum or viscid white liquid which flows from a tree resembling the acacia, found in Africa and Arabia, the Balsamodendron myrrha of botanists. The "bundle of myrrh" in Song of Solomon 1:13 is rather a "bag" of myrrh or a scent-bag.
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Myrrh'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​m/myrrh.html. 1897.
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Myrrh'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​m/myrrh.html. 1897.