{"id":31687,"date":"2025-05-01T13:05:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=31687"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:41:22","slug":"is-lavender-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-lavender-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Staat lavendel in de Bijbel? Nee, en de nardus uit de evangeli\u00ebn is een andere plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No. Lavender is not named in the Hebrew or Greek text of the Bible or in any standard English translation. The plant sometimes confused with it is nard, or spikenard, the costly perfume poured over Jesus at Bethany. Bible dictionaries identify that nard as Nardostachys jatamansi, a plant of the Himalayas, not as lavender. Does any Bible translation mention lavender? Only a paraphrase does. The Message, Eugene Peterson&#039;s paraphrase of the Bible, has &quot;Mint and lavender&quot; in Song of Songs\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. Lavender is not named in the Bible. The nard poured on Jesus at Bethany was a costly Himalayan perfume, not lavender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-31687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6400,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/biblical-debates-what-is-the-most-literal-translation-of-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":31687,"position":0},"title":"Biblical Debates: what is the most literal translation of the bible","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Looking for the most accurate and literal translation of the Bible? Get the inside scoop on which versions are closest to the original text. 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