Bdellium

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa.

II. Bdellium ·noun An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (Gen. ii. 12, and Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia.

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