In the bible it says that the three wise men gave baby jesus myrrh, what is myrrh?

Question

Those aren't the actuall words it says bu t i was just wondering what myrrh was.

Thank you to all that have awnsered my question, I have a history quiz tomorrow and I've been trying to study all day

Answer 1

It is an aromatic gum resin that exudes from certain small trees of Arabia and eastern Africa, used as incense, perfume, and in medicine.

Answer 2

Myrrh is the dried sap from a tree grown in eastern Africa. It was (and is) used in perfumes and incenses. In the time of Jesus, it was worth more than its own weight in gold!

Mary could have used the myrrh as a medicine also, to help her heal up postpartum (after delivery).

Since myrrh comes from an area difficult to reach, and is hard to harvest (the plant is very thorny), a large quantity of myrrh would have made a very expensive gift!

Answer 3

Actually the bible says "some" wise men. Just looked it up, 10 minutes ago in four different translations but enough splitting hairs...(Matt. 2:1)

Myrrh is used during burial and was given as the symbol of sacrifice that He (Jesus) would make.

Gold was given because Jesus is the King of Kings. Frankincense because He (Jesus) is the Priest above all Priests.

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

Myrrh is a resinous gum that is often used as an incense. It was often used in preparing the dead for burial at the time.


In the gospel account of the Crucifiction, Jesus was given gall mixed with myrrh to drink while he was on the cross.....

Answer 5

Frankenscense and myrrh are fragrant saps. Basically they were super expensive incense, which at the time was a huge luxury. It'd be like presenting a baby today with diamonds and real estate.

Answer 6

An aromatic extract from a stiff-branched tree with white flowers and plumlike fruit.It was used in anointing oil (Ex:30:23), as perfume (Ps.45:8 ) and embalming (Jn:19:39 )This is from Bible dictionary so it's all true.

Answer 7

mat 2:
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.

first there were several wise men (does not say 3).
traditions use 3 because it mentions 3 gifts.
myrrh is a reddish brown spice that is collected from trees
it is often used as anoiting oil for kings and preist and valued more than gold. it is used as emblaming fluid to keep the dead from smelling. and new mothers often made a salve from it (kinda like aloe) to cut down on the swelling.

Answer 8

I'd have to look it back up but I think it's an oil taken from a tree. But the Bible doesn't say three wise men. We assume there were three because it mentions three gifts.

Answer 9

I observed a prepare on the historic previous Channel no longer too some time past (it repeats sometimes, which you will be waiting to capture it). An archeologist named Bob Bryar looked into the tale of the three sensible men. He observed that early pictures of them purely confirmed them donning specific sort of hat, which grew to become into purely worn in Persia. additionally, Persians have been useful astronomers, and believed in dream interpretations. They believed specific constellations and planets represented specific issues. a working laptop or laptop programmer has built a application which exhibits that on the tip of might, in 6 B.C., Jupitor, the king planet, entered the constellation which they linked with the Jews. they might have interpreted this to intend that a king of the Jews were born, and long gone to Jerusalem to detect him. a wierd ingredient approximately this grew to become into that Jupitor certainly might have gave the impact of it grew to become into traveling backward interior the constellation at one ingredient, so it ought to be that while they reached Jerusalem, Jupitor gave the impact of it had grew to become, and it led them to Bethlehem. there is even a cathedral in Europe which claims to have the skulls of the three sensible men. there is one photograph of the decrease back of the skulls, which Bryor had enlarged, and the fissures of the cranium confirmed that the skulls have been of an outdated guy, a midsection-elderly guy, and a youthful guy. this might have in large condition with the early depictions of the sensible men, so it is feasible that they could be right. the undeniable fact that Jupitor acknowledged interior the constellation in might might in large condition with the Bible's tale approximately Jesus' start, yet no longer the church custom. December 25 grew to become into certainly a Roman holiday that the church accompanied because of the fact the date of Jesus' start. however the Bible says the shepherds have been grazing their flocks at night--they do purely that in the time of April and can.

Answer 10

myrrh is a resin from certain trees found only in east africa and arabia. it has been used for centuries because of its aromatic and medinal properties!