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Frankincense Tree

Frankincense Tree



‎The Egyptians prized high-quality, light-colored frankincense for incense, fumigation, and embalming; the first known written record mentioning the resin is in a fifteenth century B.C. Egyptian tomb. Frankincense was a major ingredient in Israelite sanctuary incense and formed part of the showbread offering. It was often associated with myrrh, for example in the eastern wise men’s gifts to the infant Jesus. Since ancient times, people have thought that frankincense had medicinal value. The essential oil distilled from B. sacra showed promising anti-cancer activity in a controlled study in 2011.
‎Lev 5:11, Lev 6:15, Lev 24:7, 1 Chr 9:29, Isa 43:23, Isa 60:6, Isa 66:3, Matt 2:11
‎Image by user Photohound, from Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 2.0

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