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³⁴''And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:³⁵And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:³⁶And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.³⁷And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.''

³⁴''And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:³⁵And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:³⁶And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.³⁷And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.''

It was one of the three [[Gifts of the Magi]], along with [[gold]] and [[myrrh]] as told in [http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=KjvMatt.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=2&division=div1| Matthew 2:7-12]

It was one of the three [[Gifts of the Magi]], along with [[gold]] and [[myrrh]] as told in [http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=KjvMatt.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=2&division=div1 Matthew 2:7-12]

The ceremonial incense of the Jews was compounded of four 'sweet scents,' of which pure frankincense was one, pounded together in equal proportion. It is frequently mentioned in the Pentateuch. Pure frankincense formed part of the meet offering and was also presented with the shew-bread every Sabbath day. With other spices, it was stored in a great chamber of the House of God at Jerusalem.

The ceremonial incense of the Jews was compounded of four 'sweet scents,' of which pure frankincense was one, pounded together in equal proportion. It is frequently mentioned in the Pentateuch. Pure frankincense formed part of the meet offering and was also presented with the shew-bread every Sabbath day. With other spices, it was stored in a great chamber of the House of God at Jerusalem.

According to Herodotus, frankincense to the amount of 1,000 talents weight was offered every year, during the feast of Bel, on the great altar of his temple in Babylon. The religious use of incense was as common in ancient Persia as in Babylon and Assyria. Herodotus states that the Arabs brought every year to Darius as tribute 1,000 talents of frankincense, and the modern Parsis of Western India still preserve the ritual of incense. <ref>http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/f/franki31.html</ref>

According to Herodotus, frankincense to the amount of 1,000 talents weight was offered every year, during the feast of Bel, on the great altar of his temple in Babylon. The religious use of incense was as common in ancient Persia as in Babylon and Assyria. Herodotus states that the Arabs brought every year to Darius as tribute 1,000 talents of frankincense, and the modern Parsis of Western India still preserve the ritual of incense.<ref>http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/f/franki31.html</ref>

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==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/506918.aspx Frankincense: More than an Ancient Herb], CBN News, Health & Science

*[http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/506918.aspx Frankincense: More than an Ancient Herb], CBN News, Health & Science

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