Description
Negev Desert Lavender Dentata
OW נִרְדִּ֖
15ml size
Israel
Artian Steam Distillation
Flowers
Lavendula dentata
Hebrew name: אזוביון דגול
Bible Name Nard נִרְדִּ֖
Family: Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים
We gathered these purple angels like flowers and buds from all over the Negev Desert and Artisan Distilled in small batches of Essential oil and a batch of Flower Water Hydrosol. Both products are so wonderful. Essential Oil supply is limited. We also give back what we take by replanting lavender all over Israel.
Lavender is native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and India. Its history goes back some 2500 years. Lavender is a flowering plant of the mint family known for its beauty, its sweet floral fragrance, and its multiple uses.
The ancient Greeks called Lavender nardus, after the Syrian city of Naarda, and was commonly called Nard in Hebrew language which can be found in ancient Biblical texts of Tanach. Lavender was one of the holy herbs used to prepare the Holy Essence and Nard, or ‘SpikeNard’ which is referred to as Desert Spike Lavender, which is mentioned in the Bible in the ‘Song of Solomon’, among other places.
Lavender derives its name from the Latin ‘lavare’ meaning ‘to wash”. The Israelites and Romans alike used Lavender to scent their baths, beds, clothes, and even hair.
Song of Songs 4:13
Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits: henna with spikenard plants,
Song of Songs 4:14
SpikeNard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices.
Song of Songs 1:12
While the king sitteth at his table, my SpikeNard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
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