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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:7

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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26:7 The jar of expensive perfume was a burial ointment (see Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56–24:1; John 12:1-7; 19:38-42) made of nard, which was harvested in India. The value of this jar of perfume was nearly a year’s wages (John 12:5).
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