The fact that myrrh was used in embalming has led some to assert that myrrh represents Jesus'humanity. Like us, he would die. Another interpretation suggests that because myrrh had many medicinal uses in biblical times, it must represent Jesus' role as a healer of body and spirit. Finally,...
Myrrh oil, though, is perhaps most commonly known for its use in embalming. (1) Along the same vein, you may have heard of myrrh due to its mention in the Bible, as one of the three gifts the magi brought for baby Jesus. Myrrh was used for several reasons in biblical times, ...
Myrrh, it is well known, was celebrated in the most ancient times as a perfume and a fumigator (Martius, Pharmakogn. page 382 sq.), as well as for its uses in medicine. Myrrh was burned in temples, and employed in embalming the bodies of the dead. The ancients prepared a wine of...
The word myrrh will probably not be a stranger to your ears. If you were raised in the Christian faith, it may be familiar to you since childhood. It was mentioned over 150 times in the Holy Bible. But what is it exactly? Myrrh is a resin or natural gum that is yellow to reddish-...
The resins that some trees secrete when they're wounded can be useful. Some act as perfumes and might be medicinal. Others have preserved ancient creatures.
As with frankincense, there are also medicinal uses for myrrh. It has blood-moving properties in Chinese medicine, as well as uses in Indian and Arab medicine. Ok, frankincense and myrrh are nice smelling tree resin. It still doesn’t answer the question of why these would have been selecte...
Myrrh was also used as a mild anesthetic/pain reliever. In Roman times it was mixed with wine and offered to some of those undergoing the agony of crucifixion. Jesus was offered the concoction of wine/myrrh before the crucifixion but He refused to drink it. It is now being investigated/res...
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After this, while they were seated, eating their food, they looked around and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead with camels carrying spices, balm, and myrrh for sale down in Egypt.Majority Standard BibleAnd as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan...
but a second sum for the new purchase. "God Almighty" - the Great Spirit, who can dispose the hearts of men as he pleases. Jacob looks up to heaven for a blessing, while he uses the means. "If I am bereaved, I am bereaved." This is the expression of acquiescence in whatever may...