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 ...

The holidays are a popular time for gold, frankincense and myrrh. As resin extracted from trees or shrubs, both frankincense and myrrh — known for their biblical reference — are valued for their ...

I love to read and write about two very ancient herbs, frankincense and myrrh. Most people think of them as something in a carol and or holiday cards; however, frankincense and myrrh are derived from ...

Frankincense and myrrh are prized for their fabulous scent and are an essential ingredient in beauty products. But with 90 per cent of the global supply originating in war-torn Somalia, just how ...

Historical patterns of herb use, their medicinal applications, and their impact on society can be fascinating and informative. Frankincense and myrrh are part of the Christmas tradition, but they have ...

We don’t know that there were Three Kings. The Gospel according to Matthew doesn’t say, but since three gifts were brought to the Infant Jesus, it’s been assumed that three men were associated with ...

In the typical Christmastime narrative of Jesus Christ’s birth, he’s born in a manger and visited by three wise men. They’re sometimes referred to as kings from the East or the Orient, and sometimes ...

Why would someone, presumably quite wise, feel the need to bring the tree resins frankincense and myrrh to a woman who had recently given birth? If the time is about two millennia ago and the location ...

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 ..

Frankincense and myrrh were valuable commodities two thousand years ago. Today the Magi would likely replace the two botanicals with one or more types of our newest commodity: cryptocurrency. January ...