Frankincense (Easton)

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(Heb. lebonah; Gr. libanos, i.e., 'white'), an odorous resin imported from Arabia (Isaiah 60:6; Jeremiah 6:20 ), yet also growing in Palestine (Song of Solomon 4:14 ). It was one of the ingredients in the perfume of the sanctuary (Exodus 30:34 ), and was used as an accompaniment of the meat-offering"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter F Bible Dictionaries Frankincense Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Fox Next Entry Free-Will Offering Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Frankincense Scofield Reference Index Frankincense Thompson Chain Reference Frankincense Dictionaries American Tract Society Frankincense Easton's Bible Dictionary Frankincense Fausset Bible Dictionary Frankincense Holman Bible Dictionary Frankincense Hastings' BibleDictionary Frankincense Hastings' NT Dictionary Frankincense (2) Frankincense King James Dictionary Frankincense Morrish Bible Dictionary Frankincense 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Frankincense People's Bible Dictionary Frankincense Smith Bible Dictionary Frankincense Vines' Expository Dictionary Frankincense Wilson's Bible Types Frankincense Webster Dictionary Frankincense Watson's Theological Dictionary Frankincense Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Frankincense International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Frankincense Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Frankincense McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Frankincense The Jewish Encyclopedia Frankincense Lexicons ܠܒ݂ܽܘܢܬ݁ܳܐ λίβανος לְבוֹנָה , לְבֹנָה (Heb. lebonah; Gr. libanos, i.e., "white"), an odorous resin imported from Arabia ( Isaiah 60:6 ; Jeremiah 6:20 ), yet also growing in Palestine ( Song of Solomon 4:14 ). It was one of the ingredients in the perfume of the sanctuary ( Exodus 30:34 ), and was used as an accompaniment of the meat-offering ( Leviticus 2:1,16 ; 6:15 ; 24:7 ). When burnt it emitted a fragrant odour, and hence the incense became a symbol of the Divine name ( Malachi 1:11 ; Song of Solomon 1:3 ) and an emblem of prayer ( Psalm 141:2 ; Luke 1:10 ; Revelation 5:8 ; 8:3 ). This 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.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)