Frankincense and myrrh, along with gold, are forever intertwined with the Christmas story as the gifts the wise men took to the baby Jesus in the city of Bethlehem, just 20 miles from here.

What is frankincense? What is myrrh? Let's explore the botanical origins of the gifts of the Magi this Christmas.

Both frankincense and myrrh are the saps or resins from real plants that grow in the Middle East and Africa. They grow in very harsh dry climates and will not adapt to our area or I would grow them.

Both frankincense and myrrh are derived from plants that grow in the Middle East and Africa. They grow in very harsh, dry climates and will not adapt to our area or I would grow them!

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 ...

Gold, I knew. Everyone agreed it made a more than acceptable gift. In addition to announcing that the one being gifted was special indeed, it also signaled that the giver ...

Mysterious fruit shown to be the oldest known fossils of the Frankincense and Myrrh family Date: December 19, 2023 Source: Florida Museum of Natural History Summary: Early in the 1970s ...

Discover benefits, uses and effects of frankincense essential oil and how to incorporate it into your everyday routine.

Lastly, they brought myrrh — a sap-like resin used to prepare bodies for burial — a symbol of Jesus’ mission to die and become the ultimate sacrifice to pay for humanity’s sins.

The three kings of the biblical nativity carried three precious gifts to mark the birth of Jesus - but a modern-day gold rush in Somaliland is putting the ancient perfume trade in frankincense and ...