My first thought after laughing at this was… “wtf even IS myyrh, anyway?”
a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain trees and used
Cheap fucking bastard gave the baby Jesus chewing gum.
Myrrh isn’t really a chewing gum, moreso a resinous material which can be used as both a binder and a scent. It’s often used in incense along with other resins and gums like copal. Other examples of gums include gum Arabic and xanthan gum
It’s used in incense and was worth as much or more than gold because it’s hard to collect in mass.
The German word sounds similar to a German word for carrot so as a child I thought that’s what he got
Not to be pendantic, but the wise men were visitors from the far east, not the same Romans that went on to crucify Jesus according to the myth
And in fairness the Romans did do it, but only at the absolute insistence of the Jewish religious leaders.
Unthankful genZ! Just got a present and all they do is asking unrelated questions. Next time you’ll get no myrrh, how does that sound?
Particularly relevant since myrrh was used as a burial spice.
Maybe it was the myrrh that resurrected Jesus. I’m taking a bag of myrrh to the cemetery this afternoon and see what havoc I can wreak.
Myrrh at the time was an anointing oil used during burial rights/ preparation, so no.
“You get gold.”
“You get frankincense.”
“But wait, there’s myrrh!”
