Is There No Balm In Gilead? Apparently, there is balm in Gilead. I just read up about it! Gilead was famous for its spices and medicinal herbs in ancient times. There was a special balm created by the spice merchants, herbalists and apothecaries who proclaimed healing to the body for all kinds of sicknesses and diseases. Does this sound familiar to us today? Anti-aging serums and the like? “Is there no balm in Gilead?” is a rhetorical question spoken by God through Jeremiah, a prophet in the Old Testament. Here is the full verse: Since my people are crushed, I READ MORE
