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In this excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe’s “the raven ,” what dose the biblical reference to the healing “balm in Gilead” signify
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In this excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe’s “the raven ,” what dose the biblical reference to the healing “balm in Gilead” signify

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The balm of Gilead symbolizes a medicine referenced from the Old Testament that apparently has properties that can heal the spirit. The narrator feels that his spirit needs to be healed after the loss of his beloved, Lenore.
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