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Frankincense Branch, Leaf, and Blossom

Frankincense Branch, Leaf, and Blossom



‎The Hebrew word meaning “frankincense,” from a root meaning “whiteness,” refers to the whitish-yellow sap and newly dried resin of three species of the tree genus Boswellia: B. sacra (or “carterii”), B. serrata (“thurifera”), and B. papyrifera. These trees, related to terebinth, balsam, and myrrh, grow mainly in the southern Arabian Peninsula, Eastern and Sub-Saharan Africa, and India. This picture shows Boswellia sacra flowers and leaves. Incised Boswellia bark exudes glittering drops of bitter sap. The dried resin, when heated, emits fumes with a strong balsamic odor.
‎Exod 30:34, Lev 2:1–2, 15–16, Neh 13:5, 9, Song 3:6, Song 4:6, 14, Matt 2:11
‎Image by Scott Zona, from Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY 2.0

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