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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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MASTIC ( tsorî , Genesis 37:25 RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] , EV [Note: English Version.] ‘balm’ (wh. see), schinos , Sus 54). A diÅ“cious shrub (the pistacia lentiscus L.), found in thickets on the Mediterranean seaboard. The gum obtained through cuttings in the bark is chewed as a dentifrice, and also for its pleasant taste and perfume. It is sometimes used as a flavouring by confectioners.

W. Ewing.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Mastic'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​m/mastic.html. 1909.
 
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