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Spices Scripture - Isaiah 39:2

And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not....

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Spices in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

spis, spi'-sis, -sez: (1) (besem (Ex 30:23), bosem, plural besamim, all from root "to attract by desire," especially by smell): The list of spices in Ex 30:23 includes myrrh, cinnamon, "sweet calamus cassia." These, mixed with olive oil, made the "holy anointing oil." Officials of the temple had charge of the spices (1 Ch 9:29). Among the trea...

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Spices Scripture - 2 Chronicles 9:1

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart....

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Spices in Naves Topical Bible

In the formula for the sacred oil Ex 25:6; 35:8 -Stores of 2Ki 20:13 -Used in the temple 1Ch 9:29 -Exported from Gilead Ge 37:25 -Sent as a present by Jacob to Joseph Ge 43:11 -Presented by the Queen of Sheba to Solomon 1Ki 10:2,10 -Sold in the marketplaces of Tyre Eze 27:22 -Used in the embalming of Asa 2Ch 16:14 -Prepared for emba...

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Spices Scripture - 2 Chronicles 9:9

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon....

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Preparing the Body for Burial

PREPARATION OF THE BODY FOR BURIAL In Syria the custom has prevailed of wrapping the dead. Usually the face is covered with a napkin, and then the hands and feet are bound round with linen cloth. The body is then put upon a bier, with a pole at each corner, and thus carried on the shoulders of men to the tomb for burial. The description of Lazarus...

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