Thursday, September 16, 2021

Misheard Lyrics: "There Is A BOMB In Gilead" (YouTube Comments From The Discussion Thread For Gospel SInger Karen Clark-Shield's Video "Balm In Gilead")




TheBL&S singers, Apr 15, 2012

Album- "Finally Karen" 1997
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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of Karen Clark-Sheard's 1997 version of the African American Spiritual "There Is A Balm In Gilead".

This post also presents selected comments from a sub-thread in the YouTube discussion thread for Karen Clark-Sheard's live performance of "Balm In Gilead". That sub-thread began in 2016. The last quoted selected comment from that sub-thread was published on September 15, 2021. 

The Addendum to this post presents some information about the geographical location named "Gilead" and the meaning of the "balm" of "Gilead".
 
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The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.
 
Thanks to Karen Clark-Sheard for her musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/09/misheard-lyrics-there-is-bomb-in-gilead.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "
The Clark Sisters - "There Is A Balm In Gilead" (1986) & Karen Clark-Sheard - "Balm In Gilead" (1997)."

Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/02/examples-of-spiritual-there-is-balm-in.htm for the 2014 pancocojams post that is retitled " YouTube Examples of the African American Spiritual "There Is A Balm In Gilead" "

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PARTIAL LYRICS FOR KAREN CLARK-SHEARD'S VERSION OF THE SPIRITUAL "THERE IS A BALM IN GILEAD"
"There is a balm in Gilead.
There is a balm in Gilead.
There is a balm in Gilead
There is a balm in Gilead.

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Jesus is a balm in Gilead,
He's a healer, Jesus is a balm in Gilead."...

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM a sub-thread of the discussion thread for the YouTube video that is embedded in this pancocojams post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW0S1sowcyA&ab_channel=TheBL%26Ssingers

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1. BlackAmourTV, 2016
"Who else thought they said bomb in Gilead when they was young πŸ˜©πŸ˜‚"

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2. Travis Jazzman, 2016
"+BlackAmourTV When I was a little boy and I heard my cousin sing that song in church and I thought he was singing about a real "bomb".... LOL.... My mother explained to me using the word "balm" which I understood as I grew older was ointment for healing."

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3. Bria Samone, 2016
"lmaooo meeeeee omggg"

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4. prettid051, 2016
"me i sure did. I thought there was a bomb πŸ’£in Gilead! Lol"

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5, Anjel Williams, 2017
"I was 26 trying to figure out how they knew how to make bombs back then until I read the title tryina find the song lol"

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6. Soleil Angel Terry, 2018
"lol guilty we use to sing this song all the time"

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7. Arina Simone, 2018
"Wait so they not saying Bomb? Cause i still sing it like that lol"

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8. M. J, 2018
"BlackAmourTV it's not that bomb; the song is called: "Balm in Gilead" haha."

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9. JT2003, 2018
"BlackAmourTV I did"

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10. TAIJAH GOODMAN, 2018
"BlackAmourTV weak laughing. raises hand"

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12. Leeya Herrera, 2018
"
BlackAmourTV ✋🏽😁🀣🀣🀣🀣"

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13. applebug, 2018
"Anjel Williams Hahahah! Wow"

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14. Ike Quick, 2018
"BlackAmourTV. I sure did"

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15, dzgroove, 2018
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I thought they were sayin There is a bomb in Gillian.   I didnt get it but it sounded good.  Lol"

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16. tommy lee, 2018
"BlackAmourTV omg lol that was my first song i song in church and yes i did say bomb πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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17. Sisters 4 Christ impacted to empower, 2018
"BlackAmourTV I did until today! Glad to know I wasn't the only one"


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18. CassieJazz96, 2018
"Meeeeeeeeeeeeeee lol"

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19. Terea' G, 2018
"πŸ™‹πŸ˜‚"

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20. 4The L0veofBeauty, 2019
"πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚"

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21. 4The L0veofBeauty, 2019
"So you never actually heard the story of the balm of Gilead πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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22. Harlem Antoinette Rising from the ashes, 2019
"BlackAmourTV shouting “BOMB!!!!”"

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23. Vel Boone, 2019
"LMAO... Me..πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ€¦"

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24. SynsynVelli, 2019
"BlackAmourTV facts imagine going to Mt. Gilead Church as a child and hearing this on the way to church πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚"

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25. L A, 2019
"πŸ™‹πŸΎ‍♂️πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚me"

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26. Elise Kleinpeter-Baker, 2019
"Wow!!!! GOOOOODNEEEESSS!!!!!! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚LOL!!!!!!!!!IM DYING LOL"

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27. Nevaeh Figueroa, 2019
"BlackAmourTV me lol and I still am a kid I just discovered it about a week ago and then my mom is an adult (obviously) and she’s just now finding out that it’s a balm and not a bomb because I told her when I found outπŸ˜‚she didn’t believe me at first until I proved it to her lol"

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28. jacqueline gladden, 2019
"I DID πŸ€£πŸ˜‚"

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29. lol J, 2019
"BlackAmourTV when I was little I used to say “ Jesus is a bomb of heliummm” "

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30. mrm6464, 2019
"Man, WHO DIDN'T, man?? WHO DIDN'T?? LOL!!"

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31. Jordan Trey, 2019
"BlackAmourTV I remember asking my grandma if the bomb exploded she was so annoyed with me"

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32. Michael Jenkins, 2019
"I did!"

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33. Tyona Menzies, 2019
"Yes I was like "blow it up Jesus" πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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34. Nicolas Harris, 2019
"Lol! I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one"

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35. beaniebabie, 2019
"@Nevaeh Figueroa  To be fair, the singers aren't great at enunciating. Even if you knew that words it wouldn't sound right."

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36. nubiansnowchic, 2019
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BlackAmourTV me 🀦🏿‍♀️"

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37. slady, 2019
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πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ That is too funny! SO thought I was the only one! I've been singing it wrong for well over 20 yrs! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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38. slady, 2019
"@4The L0veofBeauty  I heard the story but still thought they were saying bomb πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚lmbo

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39. slady, 2019
"These posts are hilarious!  πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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40. Lelan, 2019
"Fine u caught meπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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41. nieceypiecey100, 2020
"Sure didn’t, but did read this as a balm in Jill-lead. 🀦🏾‍♀️"

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42. rockae85, 2020
"I definitely did lol. Until my mommie (and she was a pastor) told me it was "balm". I was totally confused! I thought of lip balm then!!! #ThanksMom"

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43. Emmalea, 2020
"BlackAmourTV my young mind was like, “well don’t you think you need to be getting out of Gilead then?!” "

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44. the Christian teen, 2020
"ME"

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45. Amira Excel And Live, 2020
"I also thought they said there is a bum in Gilead when I was youngπŸ˜‚"

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46. Darius Jackson, 2020
"Every kid thought they said JESUS IS'A  BOMBIN.....THERE IS A BOMB IN GILEAD AND I WAS SO DANG CONFUSED πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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47. Darius Jackson, 2020
"@Arina Simone  same. I know it's BALM and still sing bomb...."

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48. Darius Jackson, 2020
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@4The L0veofBeauty  that's one they don't really preach on and as little kids in church you only paying attention to what they taught in Sunday School ain't nobody know what the balm was....we knew there was a bomb, inngilead"

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49. Mikaela burrell, 2020
"BlackAmourTV me I never understood what the first verse meant 🀷🏾‍♀️🀦🏾‍♀️🀣🀣🀣🀣"

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50. Ricky N, 2020
"🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣 I thought that was she said lol"

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51. Dee Dee, 2020
"I know I did lol"

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52. KnarriRee Chappell, 2020
"Just be singing don’t even be knowing what you saying until you hear it again"

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53. Chastity Cooper, 2020
"@Arina Simone  Balm girl lol you know like a lip balm?"

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54. E-Jay The Supreme, 2020
"I SURE DID!!!"

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55. MVP TMP, 2020
"Yes I was always like, "Well do they need help over there?" lol"

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Killerr Kaii, 2020
"56. Yasss Lol"

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57. Shauntae Wallace, 2020
"Used to be so scared 😩"

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58. Shantel Lockwood, 2020
"I did, now i feel betrayed πŸ˜πŸ˜‚πŸ˜«πŸ€¦πŸΎ"

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59. Quita, 2020
"πŸ₯΄πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ€£"

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60. Lauren Told, 2020
"I used to sing Jesus is the bomb in Gilead at the top of my lungs πŸ˜‚πŸ˜­πŸ€£"

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61. Kileeo Rashad, 2020
"He is that too, though!!"

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Christia S., 2020
62. "I second that🀣🀣"

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63. Brent George, 2020
"BlackAmourTV definitely me until my extra bishop father had to correct and embarrassed me publicly πŸ™„πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"
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In this comment the word "extra" probably has the slang meaning "doing something above and beyond what is usually done."
 
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64. Juhlani Khino, 2020
"BlackAmourTV I. Swear I did too"

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65. Jess Tip, 2020
"Wait if it's not bomb what are they saying?"

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66. 93myj, 2020
"Think most of us did back in the day"

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67. ohawk82, 2020
"Me!! Lol there’s a πŸ’£??"

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68. OG Suki, 2020
"Lmao me! This song is a bop so I was conflicted listening to it back then. πŸ˜‚ 
Like: 😌😳😳"

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69. Ryan McKinnis, 2020
"πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ I sho did"

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70. B Finney, 2020
"BlackAmourTV πŸ˜‚ Sure did πŸ™ŒπŸΎ"

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71. BRANDIIALIZE, 2020
"Yes when I was in youth choir."

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72. Lou Maca, 2020
"Me!! I was like "why is this song about a Bomb in Gilead and sang in churches?! Then when you really understand the song you'll know πŸ˜‚"

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73. Malibu Blue, 2020
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You aint EVER LIED lol. πŸ˜‚ I remember asking my Ma to play this song in the car when I was a kid. I said: "Ma can you play that BOMB in Gilead song?!" She started dying laughing lol."

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74. Celah Johnson, 2020
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If I sing this wrong in my church and I say the wrong word,  THE CHURCH WILL CLEAR OUT! πŸ˜‚πŸ€£"

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75. Ambria Elder Preston, 2020
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πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚ yup i had to look up the lyrics"

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76. Paige Washington, 2020
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Jesus is the bomb. It made sense back then with the slang. Karen knew what she was doing lol"

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77. Egged On, 2020
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SynsynVelli  LOL Did you try to find the bomb, too? LOL πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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78. De'Asha Mitchell, 2020
"Me l
ol πŸ˜‚ I was like what lol but this my song tho!"

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79. Tootie Bivens, 2020
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🀣🀣🀣🀣 I always heard 'balm'  but honestly..Jesus can also be a Bomb over there in Gilead if he want to. Wouldn't bother me one bit 🀣"

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80. Bluroc Obama, 2020
"when they was young"!? Hell I just found out...and I'm 29."

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81. Jarvis Hodges, 2020
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πŸ™‹πŸΎ‍♂️🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣"

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82. Darnell Douglas, 2020
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🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣😒 yo I always thought you she said bomb lol"

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83. tajhan webster, 2020
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37byears old and just found out it aint bomb"

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84. Gordoyboybaby psn, 2020
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I thought it said there is a bomb in thee air 🀷🏽‍♂️πŸ˜‚"

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85. E B, 2020
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πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜‚"

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86. Kimmie Anne, 2020
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As a kid I thought she said there is a Bum in Gilead. I’m like why is there is a bum in Gilead? 🀣🀣"

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87. David Marks, 2020
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Did they ever find that bomb? πŸ’£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£"

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88. Asia Dabner, 2020
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I’m dying laughing"

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89. nicole4779, 2020
"πŸ™‹πŸΎ‍♀️πŸ™‹πŸΎ‍♀️πŸ™‹πŸΎ‍♀️πŸ™‹πŸΎ‍♀️πŸ™‹πŸΎ‍♀️"

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90. nicole4779, 2020
"As a kid I thought they was saying “Jesus is Da Bomb” πŸ˜‚πŸ˜©πŸ€·πŸΎ‍♀️"

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91. LaTeasa Dale, 2020
"I thought it was bomb in here yeaaaahhhh til last week...im 38😩😩😩"

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92. Jay Bird, 2020
"Yes 90s baby I thought the same when I was a Lil boy singing it like it was weapons of mass destruction in Gilead. Bobbing my head and throwing my hands up in the air like it was house party lol."

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93. whitney houston, 2020
"@prettid051  I was tryna figure out why she was so happy about it until i got older"

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94. Brittnee Smith, 2020
"Legit thought it was bomb in Gilead!! 🀣😭🀣🀣🀣🀣"

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95. Truth be told, 2020
"Me up until 5 minutes ago"

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96. Gloria Smith, 2020
"I am old I thought she was singing bomb also until Pastor Wilson preached a sermon on  A BALM IN GILEAH"

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97. The One, 2020
"Definitely thought it was a bomb foreal lol"

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98. Sonny Chiiva, 2020
"πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ’― I use to think "well what was he blowing up? " 🀣"

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99. Crystal Rivas, 2021
"We all did i just recently found out its balm and not bomb because i looked this song up"

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100. ready2learn, 2021
"Yup, I literally just searched "there is a bomb in Gilead" and then search results popped up... oh it's balm...what the heck is a balm?🀣

 

I've been singing one of my favorite songs wrong for 30 years LOL πŸ˜†"

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101. Charles Bullock, 2021
"Hahahahaha!!! Jesus is the BombπŸ’£πŸ’₯‼☝☝☝☝ Priceless!!! 1LuvFam"

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102. Andrea Howard, 2021
"I'm 43 years old & still thought that they were saying, "bomb" until I read your comment then looked at the title....Lol!!!πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†"

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103. deezonyxde77, 2021
"My bad"

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104. stacie jones, 2021
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So glad I'm not alone I still saying bomb lol"

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105. Ethel Bookert, 2021
"I always thought they said bomb πŸ’£ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ when growing up until I realized it wasn’t saying that πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚"

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106. adonai yah, 2021
"Thanks to the Iraq War theres a real bomb in the gilead region"

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107. Byron Cooper, 2021
"Lol I sure did think they was saying bomb when I was young πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION CALLED "GILEAD" AND THE "BALM" OF GILEAD 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilead
"Gilead or Gilad... is the name of three people and two geographic places in the Bible . Gilead may mean 'hill of testimony'. If this is the case, it is likely derived from Χ’ΧœΧ’Χ“ gal‛Γͺd, which in turn comes from gal ('heap, mound, hill') and ‛Γͺd ('witness, testimony'). There also exists an alternative theory that it means 'rocky region'. It is now within the Kingdom of Jordan.

Hebrew Bible

Gilead was a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in modern-day Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar-Sahadutha, which carries the same meaning as the Hebrew Gilead, namely "heap [of stones] of testimony" (Genesis 31:47–48).[4][5] According to Easton's Bible Dictionary,[5] it refers to a region in Transjordan."...

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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balm_of_Gilead
"Balm of Gilead was a rare perfume used medicinally, that was mentioned in the Bible, and named for the region of Gilead, where it was produced. The expression stems from William Tyndale's language in the King James Bible of 1611, and has come to signify a universal cure in figurative speech. The tree or shrub producing the balm is commonly identified as Commiphora gileadensis. Some botanical scholars have concluded that the actual source was a terebinth tree in the genus Pistacia.[1

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Biblical

After having cast Joseph into a pit, his brothers noticed a caravan on its way from Gilead to Egypt, "with their camels bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh" (Gen. 37:25). When Jacob dispatched his embassy into Egypt, his present to the unknown ruler included "a little balm" (Gen. 43:11). During the final years of the Kingdom of Judah, Jeremiah asks "Is there no balm in Gilead?" (Jer. 8:22). Still later, from an expression in Ezekiel 27:17, balm was one of the commodities which Hebrew merchants carried to the market of Tyre.[3] According to I Kings 10:10, balsam (Hebrew: bosem) was among the many precious gifts of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon.[2]...
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