Possible Clues:

• Odd bits of grit and metal in place of balm
• Balm of ___ (myrrh)
• Ordinary soldier to serve as commander in Biblical land
• Grandson of Manasseh (Numbers 26;29)
• Soldier to be at forefront of Biblical land
• Biblical neighbor of Moab
• Biblical balm site
• Historic mountainous region east of River Jordan
• Theocratic regime in "The Handmaid's Tale"
• Remdesivir producer