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Frankincense
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לבדנח , Exodus 30:34 , &c. λιβανος , Matthew 2:11; Revelation 18:13 , a dry, resinous substance, of a yellowish white colour, a strong fragrant smell, and bitter, acrid taste. The tree which produces it is not known. Dioscorides mentions it as procured from India. What is here called the pure frankincense is, no doubt, the same with the mascula thura of Virgil, and signifies what is first obtained from the tree.
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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Frankincense'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/f/frankincense.html. 1831-2.
Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Frankincense'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/f/frankincense.html. 1831-2.
