FRANKINCENSE

See INCENSE.

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Frankincense. Frankincense
(Heb. lebonah; Gr. libanos, i.e., “white”), an odorous resin imported from Arabia (Isa. 60:6; Jer. 6:20), yet also growing in Palestine (Cant. 4:14). It was one of the ingredients in the perfume of the sanctuary (Ex. 30:34), and was used as an accompaniment of the meat-offering (Lev. 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 (Mal. 1:11; Cant. 1:3) and an emblem of prayer (Ps. 141:2; Luke 1:10; Rev. 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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FRANKINCENSE. → An ingredient of the sacred oil Ex 30:34 → Used with showbread Le 24:7 → Used with meat offerings Le 2:1,2,15,16; 6:15 → Prohibited, in sin offerings when they consist of turtledoves or pigeons Le 5:11 → In making an offering of memorial Nu 5:15 → A perfume So 3:6 → Commerce in Re 18:11-13 → Used as an incense Isa 43:23; 60:6; 66:3; Jer 6:20

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Ex 30:34; Le 5:11; 24:7; Nu 5:15; So 3:6; Isa 43:23; Mt 2:11

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frankincense. Frankincense, n. a strong odoriferous gum

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Frank″in‐cense (?), n. [[OF. franc free, pure + encens incense.]] A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.