balm of Gilead

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balm of Gilead (uncountable)

  1. A rare perfume produced in Gilead and used medicinally, mentioned in the Bible. It is sometimes thought to have come from the plant Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., and sometimes from a terebinth tree in the genus Pistacia.
    Synonym: balsam of Gilead
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