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1 | they presented unto him gifts, gold, and | Bible general Archive 1 | LBlock | 89610 | ||
explain frankincense | ||||||
2 | they presented unto him gifts, gold, and | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 89611 | ||
LBlock Frankincense is resin of a tree. Frankincense, or olibanum, used by the Jews in the temple services is not to be confounded with the frankincense of modern commerce, which is an exudation of the Norway spruce fir, the Pinus abies. It was probably a resin from the Indian tree known to botanists by the name of Boswellia serrata or thurifera, which grows to the height of forty feet. ‘Unger’s Bible Dictionary’ It was used to make incense and was very precious and often used like gold to buy and sell. It has a sacred use in that it was used in the incense burned in the Temple. Many times it was also added or salted on to the meat offerings that were burned on the altar. In the figurative sense Frankincense represents prayers. Our prayers as a sweet fragrance rises before the throne of God. EdB |
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