Aloes in Biblical History

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What are Aloes?
AL'OES
Ps 45:8;Song of Solomon 4:14. We may infer that aloes was some fragrant and costly wood or gum entirely different from the medicine which we know by that name. It is believed to have been brought from India, and was used in embalming the dead. John 19:39. Lign-aloes -- that is, wood-aloes, Num 24:6 -- is a translation of the same Hebrew word, but probably means a different plant. Balaam appears to refer to a well-known tree whose qualities might illustrate the condition of the Israelites -- possibly, to some kind of odoriferous cedar. Aloes (Aquilaria agallocha. After Dr. Birdwood.)

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