the smoke of frankincense
1Frankincense — from Yemen Frankincense, also called olibanum (Hebrew: לבונה, levonah; Arabic: لُبَّانٌ, lubbān; Armenian: խունկ, khunk), is an aromatic resin obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia, particularly Bo …
2FRANKINCENSE — (Heb. לְבוֹנָה), the chief ingredient of the temple incense . It is mentioned a number of times among the treasures of the Temple (Neh. 13:5; I Chron. 9:29). It was burnt with the sacrifice of meal offering (Lev. 2:1) and placed upon the rows of… …
3The Wisdom of Crocodiles — Infobox Film name = The Wisdom of Crocodiles image size = caption = DVD cover director = Po Chih Leong producer = Carolyn Choa David Lascelles writer = Paul Hoffman narrator = starring = Jude Law Elina Löwensohn Timothy Spall Jack Davenport Colin …
4The Song of Solomon 3 — 1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 3 The …
5λιβανομάντεις — λιβανόμαντις one that divines from the smoke of frankincense fem nom/voc pl (attic epic) λιβανόμαντις one that divines from the smoke of frankincense fem nom/acc pl (attic) …
6CULT — The Israelite cult was a system of ritual acts by which the Israelites, individually and collectively, actualized their particular relationship to the God of Israel. In the pre Exilic period (before 587–586 B.C.E.) this activity took the form of… …
7TEMPLE — The article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple history structure the ground plan of the temple the detailed plan of the temple general description the porch THE MAIN ROOM (HEKHAL) OR HOLY PLACE …
8Incense — Burning incense Incense (from Latin: incendere, to burn )[1] is composed of aromatic biotic materials, which release fragrant smoke when burned. The term incense refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces. It is used …
9INCENSE AND PERFUMES — In the ancient world, incense and perfumes were extremely precious commodities, sometimes even more than silver and gold, and were greatly sought after for their fragrance, for both secular and religious purposes. Among the gifts the Queen of… …
10Religious use of incense — have their origins in antiquity, and may have their roots in the practical and aesthetic uses considering that many religions with not much else in common all use incense. One common motif is of incense as a form of sacrificial offering to God or …
