Objects
gum-tragacanth
Gum tragacanth is loaded on Ishmaelite camels bound for Egypt in Genesis 37 and sent as a gift from Canaan 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.