Saffron
Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
Saffron was a fragrant plant whose dried styles and stigmas supplied a yellow dye, flavor, and perfume. It is mentioned in the Song of Solomon among the plants of a garden.
Biblical Usage
Saffron is named among the fragrant and desirable plants of the garden in the Song of Solomon. The passage probably refers to the cultivated Crocus sativus.
Scripture References