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Nave Topical Bible
• Balm
Thompson Chain Reference
• Balm
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Spices, Spikenard, Myrrh, Hyssop, Etc: & Balm, Ointment, Perfumes
• Perfumes, & Spices: & Balm, Ointment
• Balm of Gilead: & Perfumes
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American Tract Society
• Balm, or More Properly, Balsam
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Gilead, Balm of
• Balm
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Balm
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Balm of Gilead
• Balm
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Balm
King James Dictionary
• Balm
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Balm
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Balmes, Jaime Luciano
• Balm
People's Bible Dictionary
• Balm
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Balm
Wilson's Bible Types
• Balm
Webster Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Balm
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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• Jaime Luciano Balmes
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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• Gilead, Balm of
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Balm
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Balm
• Balme, Henri de
• Balmes, Abraham ben-Meir
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Henry Balme
• Jaime Luciano Balmes
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Abraham de Balmes ben Meir
• Balm
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Balm (from balsam, Heb. tzŏrî, tĕsrî), occurs in Genesis 37:25; Genesis 43:11; Jeremiah 8:22; Jeremiah 46:11; Jeremiah 51:8; Ezekiel 27:17. It is an aromatic plant, or the resinous odoriferous sap or gum which exudes from such plants. It is impossible to identify it with any certainty. Hasselquist has given a description of the true balsam tree of Mecca. He says that the exudation from the plant "is of a yellow color, and pellucid. It has a fragrant smell, which is resinous, balsamic, and very agreeable. It is very tenacious or glutinous, sticking to the fingers, and may be drawn into long threads."