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Categories: Gilead, Resins, Incendiary weapons, Traditional medicine, Ethnobotany
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balm of Gilead  balm of Mecca  Balsam of Mecca  Mecca balsam  opobalsamum
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A fragrant oleoresin WordNet 3.0
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A fragrant oleoresin WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Balm of Gilead was a rare perfume used medicinally, that was mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, and named for the region of Gilead, where it was produced. Wikipedia
A rare perfume produced in Gilead and used medicinally, mentioned in the Bible. It is sometimes thought to have come from the plant Commiphora gileadensis, and sometimes from a terebinth tree in the genus Pistacia. Wiktionary
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Balm of gilead, balm of Mecca, Balsam of Mecca, Mecca balsam, opobalsamum

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