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Why myrrh?

An oft-mentioned spiritual reading holds that the gifts of the Magi were symbols of who the baby Jesus was: Gold was the sign ...
(Mass Appeal) – Today is Three Kings Day. The Bible says the three wise men brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child. We know what gold is, but what are frankincense and myrrh ...
Eddie Izzard believed myrrh might have been an illicit rollable herb of the Roman Era. He was wrong, of course. Wasn't he? And the Wise Men, as depicted in "Monty Python's Life of Brian" (1979) ...
They came bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child. We've read these words so many times throughout our lives and we get the gold part, I mean we know where that comes from ..
What were the gifts of the Magi really about? That’s not too difficult a question in this season of giving. Or is it? Gold? Everybody knows why gold would be considered a generous gift with a new baby ...
Around the holidays, we are reminded of the most famous gifts in history, frankincense and myrrh, carried by the wise men. Today, perfumes, incense and candles are often infused with these two ...
In perhaps the best-known story in the world, wise men, or Magi, brought gifts to the young Christ child over 2,000 years ago. Without trying, just about everyone who pays any attention to Christmas ...
Around the holidays, we are reminded of the most famous gifts in history, frankincense and myrrh, carried by the wise men. Today, perfumes, incense and candles are often infused with these two ...