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Bdellium
Occurs only in Gen. 2:12, where it designates a product of the land of Havilah; and in Num. 11:7, where the manna is likened to it in colour. It was probably an aromatic gum like balsam which exuded from a particular tree (Borassus flabelliformis) still found in Arabia, Media, and India. It bears a resemblance in colour to myrrh. Others think the word denotes “pearls,” or some precious stone.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(bedolach). (Genesis 2:12; Numbers 11:7) It is quite impossible to say whether bedolach denotes a mineral or an animal production or a vegetable exudation. Bdellium is an odoriferous exudation from a tree which is perhaps the Borassus flabelliformis, Lin., of Arabia Felix.
In the Bible
2
Verses where Bdellium is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Genesis 2:12
And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
- Numbers 11:7
Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin.
Scripture on Bdellium
2
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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