Home›Open Questions›Does the Hebrew Bible's tsori, usually translated balm, denote storax or a different resin?Open QuestionsDoes the Hebrew Bible's tsori, usually translated balm, denote storax or a different resin?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Does the Hebrew Bible's tsori, usually translated balm, denote storax or a different resin?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/does-the-hebrew-bibles-tsori-usually-translated-balm-denote-storax-or-a-different-resin.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Does the Hebrew Bible's tsori, usually translated balm, denote storax or a different resin?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/does-the-hebrew-bibles-tsori-usually-translated-balm-denote-storax-or-a-different-resinCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-does-the-hebrew-bible-s-tsori-usually-tr, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Does the Hebrew Bible's tsori, usually translated balm, denote storax or a different resin?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/does-the-hebrew-bibles-tsori-usually-translated-balm-denote-storax-or-a-different-resin}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionGenesis 37:25 and other passages mention tsori, translated balm, among trade goods, but scholarly identification of tsori is divided between storax, mastic gum and other resins, so it cannot honestly be cited as storax's own earliest attestation without settling that identification.What would resolve this A study settling the botanical identification of the Hebrew term tsori among its candidate resins.OpenBiblical philology, archaeobotanyMircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Encyclopedia of ReligionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnStorax, Incense Well-attested SourcesEncyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year