Archaeologists believe they have discovered the first ever depiction of a biblical plant engraved on an ancient amethyst stone near Israel’s City of David. This biblical plant is known as the Balm of Gilead (also called Bosem, and Balsam). The stone was found in a drainage ditch that is located next to Jerusalem’s Western Wall. Read more »
Archaeologists in Israel say they have discovered in eastern Jerusalem a 2,000-year-old precious gem an engraving that depicts the Balm of Gilead, a rare perfume used medicinally and which was mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
Archaeologists in Israel say they have discovered in eastern Jerusalem a 2,000-year-old precious gem an engraving that depicts the Balm of Gilead, a rare perfume used medicinally and which was mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
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Just north of the City of David (ancient Jerusalem), archaeologists believe they have found the first of its kind engraving on a precious gem of a biblical plant known to many as the Balm of Gilead.