The Science in the Bible

Entry 50 · Section 5: Heal

Wine, Oil, and Bandages

The Samaritan stops beside a wounded traveler, applies wine and oil, binds the wounds, and carries him to further care.

Scripture: Luke 10:34; Gen 37:25; Jer 8:22

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Illustrative reconstruction of the Samaritan tending the wounded traveler with wine, oil, and bandages beside the road. The treatment is shown compassionately and without graphic injury.
Illustrative reconstruction of the Samaritan tending the wounded traveler with wine, oil, and bandages beside the road. The treatment is shown compassionately and without graphic injury.

The question

What distinct physical roles can wine, oil, and bandaging serve in the sequence?

Why it matters

Balm of Gilead is a separate and botanically uncertain product, not an ingredient stated in the Samaritan's treatment.

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