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"Lookin' Good - From the Bible to Us"

 Celebrating Beauty

Summer 2009

The Pharaoh and You 

Cleaning up and making ourselves beautiful or handsome has been important for at least five thousand years - probably much longer.  God has given us some physical blessings and we have used ingenuity to make them go further.  In our day it means a trip to the drug store, but it was much more difficult four thousand years ago.  Although some kind of soap with plant ingredients was available even for the poor.  Perfumed soap was another matter; there plants played a major role.  The seasons in the Near East are harsh as a desicating wind sweeps in from the desert and the skin becomes brittle.  Salves, lotions from wonderful plants not only keep it from cracking, but add beauty. 

There are eyes which can look enchanting, hair and men's beards which can look gorgeous or very ordinary.  Perhaps it is the color of the finger or toe nail which attracts attention.  All of this and much more demands a constant infusion of new plant material.  The Pharaoh and the slave, David and his generals  all want to look good, and so do we

Visit the our special exhibit and discover how you and the ancient Pharaoh use the same stuff, just rebottled fancier for our time.

 This exhibit will be added to the normal display of biblical plants and plants with biblical names.

For further information contact Irene Jacob E-mail Jacob@Rodefshalom.org  (412) 621-6566; FAX (412) 621-5475.

              Last updated: February 19, 2009.mailto:jacob@Rodefshalom.org