What Is the Balm of Gilead? - Bible Study
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured (Jeremiah 46:10 - 11). The Hebrew word for balm is tsoriy (Strong's Concordance #H6875) and comes from an unused root word meaning to leak or crack.
Definition of Gilead in the Bible - Bible Study
The famous balm of Gilead was made from the secretions of the balsam tree. It was widely believed to have healing properties and was therefore used extensively in medicines (Jeremiah 8:22, 46:11, 51:8). Important Verses Person. Judges 11:1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat ...
The Rose of Sharon - Bible Study
The only balm referenced, by name, in the Bible is the balm of Gilead (Jeremiah 8:22, 46:11). This balm, which was a valuable trading commodity, was used as a healing ointment. There is no known relationship, however, between this balm and the rose of Sharon.
Definition of Ramoth-gilead in the Bible - Bible Study
The city of Ramoth-gilead (Ramoth in Gilead), located east of the Jordan River, was on a major north-south trading route known as the King's Highway. When the Israelites received their land inheritance from God, Ramoth-gilead was within the territory given …
Definition of Aroer in the Bible - Bible Study
Important Verses. Deuteronomy 2:36 From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us . . .
Meaning of the Number 114 in the Bible - Bible Study
The balm of Gilead, derived from the area, was believed to have healing properties. Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead ( gilad ), even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon (Joshua ...
Definition of Golan in the Bible - Bible Study
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites: and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites: and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites. Joshua 20:1 -2 , 8 The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses . . .
Cities of Refuge Map - Bible Study
Three of the cities were located on the west side of the Jordan River and three were east of it. Those on the west were Kedesh (in the land of Naphtali), Shechem (in the western part of Manasseh's inheritance) and Hebron (in the land of Judah). Those on the east were Golan (in the land of Bashan), Ramoth-Gilead, and Bezer (in the land of Reuben).
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Meaning of the Number 23 in the Bible - Bible Study
A man named Jair (Num. 32:41, 1Chronicles 2:22), seemingly by force of arms, took possession of twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. The area of Gilead, originally given by God to the tribe of Manasseh as an inheritance, was known for its balm made from a secretion of the balsam tree.