Difference between revisions of "Myrrh"

<p> '''Myrrh.''' This substance is mentioned in &nbsp;Exodus 30:23, as one of the ingredients of the "oil of holy ointment:" in &nbsp;Esther 2:12, as one of the substances used in the purification of women; in &nbsp;Psalms 45:8; &nbsp;Proverbs 7:17, and in several passages in Canticles, as a perfume. The Greek occurs in &nbsp;Matthew 2:11, among the gifts brought by the wise men to the infant '''Jesus''' , and in &nbsp;Mark 15:23, it is said that "wine mingled with myrrh" was offered to, but refused by, our Lord on the cross. </p> <p> Myrrh was also used for embalming. ''See '' &nbsp;John 19:39'', and Herod. Ii. 86.'' The '''Balsamodendron myrrha''' , which produces the myrrh of commerce, has a wood and bark which emit a strong odor; the gum which exudes from the bark is at first oily, but becomes hard by exposure to the air. </p> <p> (This myrrh is in small yellowish or white globules or tears. The tree is small, with a stunted trunk, covered with light-gray bark, It is found in Arabia Felix. The myrrh of &nbsp;Genesis 37:25, was probably '''ladalzum''' , a highly-fragrant resin and volatile oil used as a cosmetic, and stimulative as a medicine. It is yielded by the '''cistus''' , known in Europe as the rock rose, a shrub with rose-colored flowers, growing in Palestine, and along the shores of the Mediterranean. - Editor). </p> <p> For wine mingled with myrrh, ''see '' '''Gall''' ''.'' </p>