Horticulturists are celebrating the growth of a 1,000 year old “Tsori” seed, discovered nearly 30 years ago, which is believed to produce a balm resin mentioned several times in the Bible.

Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? Jeremiah 8:22 (KJV) The ...

She suggests “the seed of the balm [in Gilead],” as a cough remedy. Balm in Gilead is also referenced in the minister’s scripture reading and the hymn sung by a dying contraband man.

Noted for its healing properties, as in Jeremiah 8:22’s “Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?,” the ...

The original Gilead was an ancient city in Palestine, east of the Jordan River. It's the place where Ahab, King of Israel, died in battle against the Arameans. The Bible also refers to it as a refuge.

For 14 years, scientists have been growing a tree akin to the Judean balsam — the source of the balm of Gilead — but with no modern counterpart.

From Mount Gilead each year, the Drs. Robinson ship thousands of gallons of medicine concocted from a secret formula which they purchased from respectable old Dr. Tucker before he died in 1920.

The Balm of Gilead Grows Again, Maybe Daniel Silliman And other news from Christians around the world.

The usual sullen calm lay last week over the Biblical lands of Gilead, Moab and Ammon where King David once fought Absalom and where the British Crown now rules the mandated territory of ...