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Nard

In the Bible

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Verses where Nard is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • John 12:3

    Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

  • Mark 14:3

    While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

  • Song of Solomon 4:13

    Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,

  • Song of Solomon 4:14

    with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.

Nard references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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