What Is Myrrh Used For? What is myrrh? 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 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...
The process of harvesting myrrh is pretty much the same as what is used for frankincense. Trees are cut so the resin will fill in the cuts, and the gummy resin is then chipped off the tree. The primary historical use of myrrh was as a perfume. It is mentioned several times in the ol...
Even when it comes to the Bible account of the birth of Jesus Christ, let’s make sure we read it correctly….for instance, many carols and stories say the Baby was born in a manger. He was NOT, He was laid in the manger after he was born. Nowhere in the Bible do we read there...
23And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 24And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. 25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 26And the superscription of his ...
What are the sweet spices in the Bible? Exodus 30:23-25 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, ofpure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, And of cassia five hundred...
12 Before a young woman’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics. 13 And this is how she would go to the king: Anything she wanted was given...
Honey, a symbol of abundance and prosperity, was a prized commodity in ancient Israel. It represents sweetness and the richness of God's provision. The offering of honey could signify a desire for a sweet and favorable prophecy concerning the boy. In a spiritual sense, honey can also ...
Manna—also known as Mana—was a mysterious substance which was, according to the Bible, sent by God and given to the Israelites as they traveled in the desert
Through this, it appears that the ancient word for dung, μίνθος, was connected to mint, and its unpleasantness clashed with what everyone knew about these herbs and flowers of the Bible – their fragrance. This led to a change in the spelling of the latter term as we know it...