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  balm of Gilead. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Balm of Gilead is still in high repute for healing in some countries.
The American balm of Gilead is a species of poplar (Populus candicans) of the family Salicaceae (willow family) which has large balsamic and fragrant buds.
The name balm of Gilead has also been used for the balsam fir and for a herbaceous aromatic, shrubby plant (Dracocephalum canariense or Cedronella canariensis) of the family Labiatae (mint family) native to the Canary Islands and cultivated in parts of the United States.
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 Gilead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name Gilead is used in strict sense of the mountainous land extending north and south of Jabbok.
King David fled to Mahanaim in Gilead during the rebellion of Absalom.
Gilead is later mentioned as the homeplace of the prophet Elijah.
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 balm of Gilead on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Balm In Gilead Presents 'A Holiday Evening at the Waldorf With Nancy Wilson'; International Organization With Mission to Stop AIDS Pandemic Hosts Formal Fundraising Benefit for the Healing of AIDS.
The Balm In Gilead, Inc.(TM) Mobilizes 16th Annual Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS March 6-12, 2005; Congressman Mel Watt, National Medical Association's Dr. Winston Price, Journalist George Curry,...
Leaders From Politics, Medicine and Religion Join The Balm In Gilead, Inc.(TM) as National Co-Chairs of the 16th Annual Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS March 6-12, 2005; Congressman Mel Watt,...
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 balm - definition by dict.die.net
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron Gileadense).
The fragrant herb Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
Balm contracted from Bal'sam, a general name for many oily or resinous substances which flow or trickle from certain trees or plants when an incision is made through the bark.
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 Bible Study - Balm of Gilead
Balm is used for a number of natural aromatic substances that are utilized for healing and soothing.
During Bible History, the area of Gilead was rich in spices and aromatic gums that provided balm, which was exported to Egypt and Tyre - and the land of Israel.
The word balm is derived from balsam, which originated from the Greek word (pronounced) balsamon, which was adopted to represent the Hebrew words baal shemen, meaning "lord of oils." (the term Baal is used in various ways in the Old Testament, with the usual meaning of master, or owner.
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 BALM IN GILEAD
Gilead was a country beyond Jordan, in which certain trees grew of great value and rarity, from the trunk and branches of which there distilled a highly odoriferous gum, which was said to be of sovereign efficacy in healing wounds.
This is indeed the balm, when the conscience is cut and gashed, bleeding and sore, to allay the hurt, to soothe the pain, to bring together the edges of the wound and to make it graciously heal.
Until that is purged away, the balm in Gilead is not fully suitable, nor do they apply with all their heart and soul to the great Physician.
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 Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine: Balm of Gilead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Balm of Gilead (Cammiphora opobalsamum, known as Populus candicans in the United States) is a substance used in perfumes that is derived from the resinous juices of the balsam poplar tree.
Balm of Gilead is mentioned several times in the Bible (e.g., Jeremiah 8:22).
In addition to being used in the composition of perfumes, balm of Gilead is used to soothe ailments of the mucous membranes.
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 Aromatherapy - Herbal Remedies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It is the desire of Balm of Gilead and Michele A. Miller to properly educate the public and her clients in true Aromatherapy as well as sharing these gifts of healing provided by God through his creation of plants and herbs.
Balm of Gilead is dedicated to God and His son Jesus Christ.
Balm of Gilead is built on the foundation of the truth of God's word, the Holy Bible.
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 Balm of Gilead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Balm of Gilead is an image familiar to Bible students even though it is mentioned in only two verses.
, Gilead is apparently the region from the middle of the Arnon Gorge (Wadi Mujib) to Mount Hermon (Jebel Al Sheik) with the Jabbok River (Zarqa River) being the middle of the territory.
Although a small area in terms of square kilometers, Gilead is diverse stretching from the margins of the Jordan valley and the peaks along the Rift Valley to the edge of the Badia (steppe).
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 BALM OF GILEAD
Till that is purged away, the balm in Gilead is not fully suitable, nor do they apply with all their heart and soul to the great Physician.
Nay, this balm strengthens every nerve and sinew, heals blindness, remedies deafness, cures paralysis, makes the, lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb to sing, and thus produces gospel sight, gospel hearing, and a gospel walk.
It is the application of this divine balm which purifies the heart, makes sin hateful and Jesus precious, and not only dissolves the soul in sweet gratitude, but fills it with earnest desires to live to God's honor and glory, This is the mysterious way the Lord takes to get honor to Himself.
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 BALM IN GILEAD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
They used some of my songs in Balm In Gilead that was done there and we saw the play so we started talking.
Balm in Gilead has a large cast of characters (29 in all), hard edged overlapping dialogue and a relatively plotless storyline.
Balm in Gilead garnered numerous awards including seven Joseph Jefferson Awards in 1981, a Theatre World award, a Drama Desk award, and two Obies in 1985.
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 The Balm of Gilead
The Balm of Gilead is a project of Cooper Green Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.
Balm of Gilead staff set out to integrate palliative care into the acute care provided at Cooper Green by building palliative care processes into daily hospital routine and by educating all hospital physicians.
Balm of Gilead staff plan to survey house staff who rotated through the project in the previous year to determine the level of palliative care knowledge and practice that carried over into new care settings, thus gleaning valuable data on how to support emerging palliative care leadership.
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 The Balm of Gilead
The Lord Jesus IS the Balm of Gilead.
Joseph [a representative type of the Christ] was the Balm of Gilead.
Beloved, you and I are called to be the Balm of Gilead, to each other; to those who follow after us; to the hurting nations; to those inside the Church and out.
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 Gilead, Balm of (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
The region of Gilead abounded in spices and aromatic gums, which were exported to Egypt and Tyre (Gen. 37:25; Jer.
The word "balm" is a contracted form of "balsam," a word derived from the Greek balsamon, which was adopted as the representative of the Hebrew words baal shemen, meaning "lord" or "chief of oils."
The oil or resin, exuding through an orifice made in its bark in very small quantities, is esteemed of great value for its supposed medicinal qualities.
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 Balm of Gilead, an evergreen found on the plains near the Dead Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Balm of Gilead, an evergreen found on the plains near the Dead Sea
The false balm of Gilead, found in plains of the Dead Sea region, according to Walker, is the evergreen shrub.
Jeremiah 46:11 (KJV) Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
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 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE - BALM IN GILEAD
And not only is a poor convinced sinner cut in his conscience, inwardly lacerated and gashed by sin as thus opened up by the Spirit of God, but, as the prophet speaks, "the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint." He is thus labouring under a complication of diseases.
Nay, this balm strengthens every nerve and sinew, heals blindness, remedies deafness, cures paralysis, makes the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb to sing, and thus produces gospel fight, gospel heating, gospel strength, and a gospel walk.
It is the application of this divine balm which purifies the heart, makes sin hateful and Jesus precious, and not only dissolves the soul in sweet gratitude, but fills it with earnest desires to live to God's honour and glory.
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 Medicinal Herbs and Their Uses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
I heard that the Balm of Gilead of Arabian origin is still produced and used in the Middle East.
They are used like other poplars, the quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) and the American balm of Gilead or tacamahac (Populus balsamifera), in tea for external and internal use, or in a soothing salve.
The false balm of Gilead, Cedronella canariensis, is a very different plant: it is herbaceous tender perennial that reaches 1 to 1.5 metres (3-5 feet) in height.
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 Jeremiah 8:22 - Is There No Balm in Gilead?
People had sought the balm of Gilead to help their illnesses for centuries.
In fact, the caravan that Joseph was sold to was heading to Egypt carrying balm from Gilead.
In great parallel to ancient Israel and the balm of Gilead, Laodicea was only 13 miles away from a school famous for its medical knowledge, particularly its eyesalve.
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 Balm of Gilead --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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The region is bounded in the north by the Yarmuk River and in the southwest by what were known in ancient times as the “plains of Moab”; to the east there is no definite boundary.
Sometimes “Gilead” is used in a more general sense for all the region east of the Jordan River.
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 botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Balsam of Gilead - Herb Profile and Information
The bark is of a rich brown colour, the leaves, trifoliate, are small and scanty, the flowers unisexual small, and reddish in colour, while the seeds are solitary, yellow, and grooved down one side.
Pliny states that the tree was first brought to Rome by the generals of Vespasian, while Josephus relates that it was taken from Arabia to Judea by the Queen of Sheba as a present to Solomon.
The buds are used, and called Balm of Gilead Buds, as are those of P.
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 Paghat's Garden: Balm of Gilead
Anath was said to be redolent of perfumes, & the Balm of Gilead was assuredly among the odors associated with Her nearness.
The ancient significance of the Balm of Gilead as an emblem of that exile is lent further evidence when Ishmaelite traders of Gilead are said to have dealt in this healing balm, trading it as far away as Egypt [Gn 37:25].
When the Daughter of My People was exiled in Babylon, she longed for the Balm of Gilead, & this longing was that of a people in exile for the things & places of their lost homeland.
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 Balm in Gilead
Balm in Gilead Traditional spiritual Traditional Mandolin tablature by Elizabeth T. Knuth, 2003 E----------------------------------------------
Only a few spots will be enhanced by punching out the notes; "think my work's in vain" would be a good candidate for vigorous and distinct notes.
If you like, you can hear a MIDI file of "Balm in Gilead".
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 Language Log: Balm in Gilead
The issue today is her claim of "cultural dissipation since the 1960s", where "the new generation, raised on TV and the personal computer but deprived of a solid primary education, has become unmoored from the mother ship of culture", and lacks "the most basic introduction to structure and chronology".
Paglia offers no evidence for this trend except personal anecdotes (her friends at SUNY Binghamton in 1965 "gathering impromptu at midnight for a passionate discussion of big, challenging literary works like Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov") and assertions of authority ("as a classroom teacher for over thirty years").
She's so sure that her own interpretation of her own experience is correct that she accepts it without examination, exemplifying what she calls "the foolish, belligerent confidence of my own generation, with its egomaniacal quest for the individual voice".
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 Balm in Gilead
But since 1989, an organization called the Balm in Gilead has quietly worked with over 10,000 fl churches across the country, educating their congregations about the disease and showing them how to start AIDS ministries.
One Kansas City, Missouri, minister who is now a member of Balm in Gilead’s board of directors, has gone through a complete transformation that parallels the experience of many fl churches.
In June of 2000, the Balm in Gilead started an HIV testing campaign entitled Black Church Lights the Way.
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 Balm In Gilead -- 59-0614 -- Sermon preached by William Branham
This Message by Brother William Marrion Branham called Balm In Gilead was delivered on Sunday, 14th June 1959 at the Lakeview High School in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. The tape, number 59-0614, is 1 hour and 42 minutes, and consists of 2 cassettes.
It's the Balm of Gilead, the Balm of heaven that God gave to His Son to inoculate Him to bring the proof, not a guinea pig for a medicine, but a Son from heaven, proving what He was.
Jesus said before He died for our sins, to be the atonement, so that the Balm of Gilead could come back to us to carry the work on, He said, "These things that I have done, you shall do also.
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 I hear 'balm of Gilead' used when someone needs healing. What is it? - at BibleStudy.org
I often hear the term "balm of gilead" used when someone needs to be healed.
The region of Gilead was noted for its balm, a secretion of the balsam tree.
The territory where the balm came from, an area North of the Salt Sea in the land of Israel, was originally given by God to Manessah as an inheritance when the children of Israel entered the promised land.
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 Herb Database + Images - Balm of Gilead
Balm of Gilead Fir (or American Silver Fir) aka Canada Balsam and Canada Turpentine (Abies Balsamea): This Canadian species gets this Biblical name because of the resemblance of its product which is an oleoresinous fluid obtained by puncturing blisters in the bark.
The terms balm, baulm, or bawm(e) are interchangeable and derived from the
There it was cultivated, particularly on Mt. Gilead from where it acquired the popular name.
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 Herbal Branch 4: Balm of Gilead
It is in the middle of winter that I can make "balm of gilead" oil with one of my favorite botanical medicines, cottonwood buds.
The buds of the tree, which are available from fall to late winter, exude a resin that many call “balm of gilead.”
Balm of Gilead is such an easy herbal remedy to make that has so many uses.
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 New York Amsterdam News: House Calls: Balm in Gilead@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
New York Amsterdam News: House Calls: Balm in Gilead@ HighBeam Research
Balm in Gilead." Prior to his delivery of this most memorable sermon, a
soulful sister sang the familiar hymn, "There is a Balm in Gilead." The
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