The Elusive Abishag – A Perfume for a King’s Bedwarmer and a giveaway
Originally published Feb 6, 2013 According to the Old Testament, David, was a young and vibrant man (boy actually) who defeated Goliath with his slingshot and was crowned King for his effort. However, the Old Testament will also remark upon King David in his old age, when, as a frail elder, he found it hard to sleep because he was always cold. The solution? Hire a hot-blooded (literally, not in the sexual sense) young woman to be his “bedwarmer”, to cuddle in and bring his body temperature up so he could sleep. Many interpretations of the relationships between David, Bathsheba, and Solomon, Bathsheba and Abishag sharing what was called “half wife” duties in the Bible, but this blog is only going to focus on the modern-day perfume, not the backstory. Abishag was that girl chosen for the bedwarmer role and immortalized in a perfume in the late 20th century. I’ve seen many posts over the years bemoaning the disappearance of the perfume from the shelves of the Israeli Museum and other