The small bushy Myrrh trees grow high on coastal cliffs with little soil and flourish in extreme hot, arid climates. Harvested by hand in the very last days of fall, the gum resin flow is milky white, then it quickly turns a deep purple colour with hints of white as it begins to crystallise. The fresh myrrh is packed in burlap sacks, then carried down the rocky paths to awaiting camel packs and on to local markets. Harvesters follow the "Frankincense & Myrrh trails" to market just as in ancient days.Myrrh, an exotic Biblical spice, was used in purification & beautification rites, in the formula for the Holy Anointing Oil, and in burial spices. Queen Esther was bathed in Oil of Myrrh for six months and with other aloes and perfumes for another six months before her presentation to the king. Bitter to the taste but sweet to the smell, myrrh in the spiritual sense speaks of of dying to self to become a "sweet smelling savor" to the Lord. Song of Sol. 1:13 "A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me."
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