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Myrrh: The Most Popular Oil of the Bible

Fun facts:

• Stacte is another name for myrrh. (139)
• Exodus 30:34
• Mandated by God in compounding holy incense for the tabernacle and holy anointing oil (139 & 144)
• Myrrh was mixed in the wine offered to Jesus on the cross (140)
• …not only is myrrh a topic of both the first and last books of the Bible, it was also an oil offered to Christ at both the beginning and the end of his life.  (141)
• increases the longevity of the aroma of what it is mixed with without dominating or overpowering the fragrance (151)
• inhances the qualities of other oils (151)
• versatile
• antiseptic, supports the immune system, enhances the body’s natural defenses, help you relax, helps manage stress and frustration, soothes the skin, is oxygenating to body tissues, is mood elevating, creates a sense of well-being, and promotes overall health, vitality, and longevity.  (151)
• 60% sesquiterpenes (152)
• The 
  suggests: bronchitis, diarrhea, dysentery, thrush, ulcers, viral hepatitis, and stretch marks.  (152)
• …was also occasionally used in Roman cooking as a spice to encourage appetite.  Because of its bitter taste, myrrh can stimulate bile production which prepares the digestive tract for processing rich foods-of which the Romans (and Greeks) were very fond.  (152)
• oral hygiene
• Mary would also have known that the scent of myrrh promotes spiritual awareness and is emotionally uplifting.  When rubbed on her body as a breastfeeding mother, ti would communicate a sense of security and well-being to both her and her child.  (153)

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