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Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Cassia
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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The term given as the translation for "ḳiddah" (Exodus 30:24; Ezekiel 27:19) and "ḳeáºi'ot" (Psalms 45:9). Ancient commentators agree in identifying the two. Onkelos to Exodus 30:24 renders "ḳiddah" by "ḳeáºi'ah"; Rashi does the same. Cassia belongs to the cinnamon group and resembles the ordinary species, though its fragrance is fainter. It is indigenous to Eastern countries, and in Biblical times was used along with myrrh and aloes both as a perfume (Psalms 45:9) and as an ingredient of the anointing-oil (Exodus 30:24). It formed one of the many commodities in which Tyre traded (Ezekiel 27:19).
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Cassia'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/c/cassia.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Cassia'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/c/cassia.html. 1901.
