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Gall is a bitter herb

Proverbs 5:3-4 See also Psalm 69:19-21; Lamentations 3:13-15,19-20

Gall was offered to Jesus Christ at the crucifixion

Matthew 27:33-34

Gall is a secretion of the liver

Job 16:12-13

See also

4466  herbs and spices
5799  bitterness
5927  resentment