Frankincense and myrrh are perhaps best known for their biblical connotations. But this tree sap has been prized across the world for over 6,000 years. These fragrant incense pieces come from the ...

Usually Christmas is the only time of year your hear about two very ancient herbs -- frankincense and myrrh. Both frankincense and myrrh are derived from the gummy sap that oozes out of the Boswellia ...

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KIBBUTZ KETURA, ISRAEL – Seven years after I revealed her success in sprouting a 2,000 year-old date palm seed found on Masada, botanist Dr Elaine Solowey of the Arava Institute for Environmental ...

A Christmas tradition that can be traced back to the story of Jesus's birth in Bethlehem is the exchange of gifts. The Bible records that wise men took him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Gold ...

KIBBUTZ ALMOG, WEST BANK—Guy Erlich is a pioneering Israeli farmer, but not in the way you might imagine. Instead of developing new crops or innovative biotechnology, Erlich is engaged in a grassroots ...

Myrrh is a gum-resin obtained from several small, thorny tree species belonging to the Commiphora genus. Myrrh resin has been used and valued since ancient times for its medicinal, cosmetic, aromatic ...

Sixteen-year-old Majid Banifadel waits while trader Sbeih Bani Jaber looks over his cheese. Banifadel brought buckets of fresh cheese from his family's herds by donkey. In the lush green of spring, ...