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The Balm of Gilead Grows Again, Maybe
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Balm mentioned in the Bible rediscovered in 1,000-year-old seed grown into small tree
Further references are in Jeremiah 8:22: “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?” as well as Jeremiah 46:11 ...
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A 1,000-Year-Old Seed Grows in Israel
“I wondered if what germinated could be the source of the balm of Gilead,” she said ... a substance referred to in Genesis, Jeremiah and Ezekiel as a resin associated with healing and ...
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Singing in Slavery: Songs of Survival, Songs of Freedom
In Balm in Gilead, Charlotte Jenkins, a former slave turned activist, arrives in Alexandria to help the growing population of “contrabands” make the transition to freedom. Upon arrival she ...