Objects
balsam
Balsam is among Ishmaelite trade goods bound for Egypt in Genesis 37 and among the gifts Jacob sends with his sons to Joseph in Genesis 43.
Category
Objects
First mention
Genesis 37:25
Tags
2
Genesis 37, 43Trade goods
Scripture references
- Genesis 37:25
Looking up, they saw a group of Ishmaelites who were coming from Gilead, their camels laden with gum tragacanth, balsam and resin, which they were taking to Egypt.
- Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, 'If it must be so, then do this: take some of the country's best products in your baggage and take them to the man as a gift: some balsam, some honey, gum tragacanth, resin, pistachio nuts and almonds.