balm of Judea

noun

Balm of Gilead, a rare perfume mentioned in the Bible.

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nounbalm of Judea (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBalm of Gilead, a rare perfume mentioned in the Bible.

    Among the Arabs, an ointment, unidentified in composition, but called the Balm of Judea or of Mecca, was used as an aphrodisiac.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 167

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