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Its gum was used as incense, while the oil that came from the bark, the leaves and the berries worked well as medicine. In Biblical times, balsam was considered extremely valuable. Today, we use aloe for many of the same things including treating burns, sunburns, healing bruises and rashes, moisturize skin, fight athletes’ foot, prevent scarring and stretch marks, speed up hair growth, and many more.įor the wound of my people? – Jeremiah 8:22īalm refers to an extremely fragrant substance that was extracted from the balsam tree.
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I’ve also included how you can use them today and where to find biblical, organic herbs, straight from the Holy Land, where I prefer to purchase mine. I’ve shared some of the most popular herbs of the Bible, and what they were used for. People have been using herbs for thousands of years because of their culinary and medicinal benefits. Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates You are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain. You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride The spices in the Bible were so important to the extent that they even paid their taxes with them Herbs used for cooking were as you can see, herbs touched every aspect of their lives. Noah diligently recorded the cures in a book. Herbs used as medicine included:Īccording to the apocryphal Book of Jubilees,1 angels revealed to Noah all the illnesses of the world and their remedies so that he could “heal by means of the herbs of the earth” (Jubilees 10:12). In many cases, during biblical times, herbs-the edible leaves, blossoms and soft stems of annuals and perennials-were used primarily as medicine. Repeated references to herbs and spices indicate that the people of the Bible knew how these plants tasted, smelled and looked, where they grew and what medicinal value they provided. – Song of Songs 8:2Ģ Cooking with Biblical Spices Herbs and Spices as Medicine in Biblical Times ( basil, chervil, cumin, coriander, dill, marjoram, mint, oregano, poppy seed, savory and tarragon) That I have stored up for you, my beloved. – Song of Songs 7:13 Now I am about to build a temple for the Name of the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him for burning fragrant incense before him, for setting out the consecrated bread regularly, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening and on the Sabbaths, at the New Moons and at the appointed festivals of the Lord our God. They were used to perfume the Jerusalem Temple: