How To Use Frankincense In A Sentence
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What a comedown for the land known in ancient times as Arabia Felix, or Happy Arabia, whose rulers included the Queen of Sheba and whose caravan routes supplied frankincense and myrrh to the Holy Roman Empire.
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What a comedown for the land known in ancient times as Arabia Felix, or Happy Arabia, whose rulers included the Queen of Sheba and whose caravan routes supplied frankincense and myrrh to the Holy Roman Empire.
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Frankincense, Carrot Seed, Rose, Sweet Almond, Jojoba and so on.
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Then exchange sensual massages with exotic babassu oil from the Amazon - tinged with essential oils of orange, sandalwood and frankincense.
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Jewish ceremonial incense includes frankincense and myrrh, and is frequently mentioned in the Pentateuch, the Jewish Old Testament.
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Trees include the Ash, palm, laurel tree, the myrrh tree, frankincense, the cane tree or plant, the cedar, heletrepion, the orange and lemon tree.
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Let the Panchæan land [42] be rich in amomum, and let it produce cinnamon, and its zedoary, [43] and frankincense distilling from its tree, and its other flowers, so long as it produces the myrrh-tree, as well.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations
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The best souk is in Muscat, where stalls groan under the weight of antique silver (all sold by weight), tribal art from Zanzibar, dishdashas, frankincense and exotic perfumes.
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Frankincense" was an aromatic used in sacrificial offerings;
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
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The incense [3171] also, in like manner, [was compounded] of stacte, onycha, galbanum, mint, and frankincense, all which do in no respect, either as to their mixture or weight, harmonize with their argument.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
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Petra was the capital of the Nabataeans' independent kingdom, and as Greek and Roman demand for such exotic goods as cassia, cinnamon, frankincense, and myrrh increased, so did the prosperity of the Nabataeans.
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It is a blend of calming sandalwood, frankincense and myrrh, which give it a mystical, resinous quality, and exotic jasmine and rose for romantic sensuality.
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In the garden grow "an orchard of pomegranates . . . spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense".
Ten of the best: walled gardens
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Sandalwood and frankincense in the base enhance both the fresh-green-dry and the creamy-ripe-languid sides of the rose, its fragile crystallinity and its heady intensity.
Archive 2008-10-01
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South Arabia (the Roman Arabia Felix) had a civilized society based on the wealth of its spice and incense trade - this is where the gold, frankincense and myrrh of the Bible came from.
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Arabia is _par excellence_ the land of spices, and was the main source from which the ancient world in general, and Phoenicia in particular, obtained frankincense, cinnamon, cassia, myrrh, calamus or sweet-cane, and ladanum. [
History of Phoenicia
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Frankincense they collect by burning the storax, which is brought thence to the Hellenes by the
The History of Herodotus
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It is added that with all these aromatics were to be united stacte, onyx, galbanum, and frankincense; and that a perfume was to be mixed up according to the art of the apothecary or perfumer.
A Philosophical Dictionary
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If we read further in Matthew, we find the familiar story of the wise men, following the star and carrying gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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For meditation, yoga or for a philosophical discussion, try a blend of frankincense, myrrh and cedarwood.
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Most of the ingredients come from abroad such as olibanum, the proper name for Frankincense, which comes from the sap of a tree in the mountains of Somalia, and petit grain, which is derived from beating young twigs off trees in Paraguay.
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The burning of scents like frankincense and myrrh dates back to the ancient Egyptians, and continued through the centuries, gradually including sweet spices like cinnamon, quassia, cloves, allspice and nutmeg.
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You can haggle over gold, frankincense and myrrh; this is a place to stroll at will, for directions as well as monuments to take one's fancy.
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Frankincense they collect by burning the storax, which is brought thence to the Hellenes by the Phenicians, by burning this, I say, so as to produce smoke they take it; for these trees which produce frankincense are guarded by winged serpents, small in size and of various colours, which watch in great numbers about each tree, of the same kind as those which attempt to invade Egypt: [97a] and they cannot be driven away from the trees by any other thing but only the smoke of storax.
The history of Herodotus — Volume 1
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A basic blood moving and pain relieving combination is equal parts corydalis, frankincense, myrrh, dang quai and ligusticum.
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And unlike the guests of the first Christmas gathering, who went bearing frankincense, gold and myrrh, today's holiday partygoers are more likely to tote along cookies, candy and booze.
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I present you with this golden package, which does not contain Christmastide gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Christmas Luncheon
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Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
Rapture Ready!
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The holy hill (as some observe) is here called both a mountain of myrrh, which is bitter, and a hill of frankincense, which is sweet, for there we have occasion both to mourn and rejoice; repentance is a bitter sweet.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
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Other significant aromatics in traditional Japanese perfumery are gum-resins such as borneol and camphor, myrrh, frankincense and benzoin; roots such as galangal alpinia and spikenard; patchouli leaves; and spices – cloves, cassia, cinnamon and star anise.
Kimono and Incense
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Lavender, sandalwood, clary sage, rose, frankincense and pine are good choices.
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Her incenses are acacia, frankincense, myrrh, catnip, cedar, cinnamon, and juniper.
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Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their portrait oil painting
Balkinization
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Her incenses are acacia, frankincense, myrrh, catnip, cedar, cinnamon, and juniper.
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And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
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In the garden grow "an orchard of pomegranates . . . spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense".
Ten of the best: walled gardens
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Image credit: Frankincense tree from enfleurage.com posted by Marina Geigert
The Desert King: Tauer Perfumes Incense Extreme
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bdellium" mentioned by Moses in Genesis is a perfuming gum, resembling frankincense, if not identical with it.
The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants
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The burning of scents like frankincense and myrrh dates back to the ancient Egyptians, and continued through the centuries, gradually including sweet spices like cinnamon, quassia, cloves, allspice and nutmeg.
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And therefore, when they will shrive them, they take fire and set it beside them, and cast therein powder of frankincense; and in the smoke thereof they shrive them to God, and cry him mercy.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
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Once again we see how many of the plants currently used by herbalists are mentioned, including opium, cannabis, myrrh, frankincense, castor oil, fennel, cassia, senna, thyme, henna, juniper, linseed, aloe and castor oil.
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And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision
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The room smelled of frankincense, spoiled meat, and melted candle wax.
WHO KILLED TIFFANY JONES?
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It is a blend of calming sandalwood, frankincense and myrrh, which give it a mystical, resinous quality, and exotic jasmine and rose for romantic sensuality.
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences
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The senses were amped up for the big production: stained glass, plainsong, frankincense and myrrh -- the works.
Jeff DeGraff: The New Mass As New Coke
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The study looked at using a concentrated extract of the Indian frankincense plant, Boswellia serrate, for osteoarthritis in the knee.
Frankincense extract: A wise treatment for osteoarthritis?
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In one culture a shaman uses tobacco, sage or cannabis, in others copal, frankincense, sandalwood, cedar, juniper or pine.
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Find out more about herbal pain relief (free), read our Natural Medicine Ratings for Indian frankincense (Boswellia serrate), and check our Interaction Tracker (subscribers only).
Frankincense extract: A wise treatment for osteoarthritis?
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It includes, besides hyacinths, sweet neroli, an abundance of the ethereal rosewood essence, light and airy lavender oil, elemi, sandalwood, myrrh and frankincense.
Requiem to the Zodiac Perfumes
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Petra was the capital of the Nabataeans' independent kingdom, and as Greek and Roman demand for such exotic goods as cassia, cinnamon, frankincense, and myrrh increased, so did the prosperity of the Nabataeans.
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They valued its trees which produced the aromatic gum resins frankincense and myrrh.
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And there was ordained an horse bier; and so with an hundred torches ever brenning about the corpse of the queen, and ever Sir Launcelot with his eight fellows went about the horse bier, singing and reading many an holy orison, and frankincense upon the corpse incensed.
Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table
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It's a combination of frankincense, grapefruit and guaiac itself.
Yael Alkalay
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report
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Frankincense and myrrh are made from resins from trees growing only in that area.
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Opening with labdanum, cistus oil, olibanum AKA frankincense and smoky notes of guiacwood and burning cedarwood, the scent gradually softens but remains rather linear and unchanging.
Archive 2007-03-01
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I think it was rosemary and frankincense in it perhaps, that the swinging censor of incense, and I just found it all so beautiful and evocative, that ritual going on.
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Duo-Derm Oil contains essential oils of lavender and frankincense which are powerful skin regenerators.
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I do pilates for my back, and if I have a chance I love nothing better than a hot bath with frankincense and myrrh.
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A pungent mix of sage and frankincense fumes away in a censer on the front counter, while in the back, a row of nervous customers await their consultation with Obaike, the in-house santero, or spirit doctor.
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You know, like it might be the day that you sing “Happy Holiday to You,” blow out the menorahs on a pumpkin pie, exchange boxes of gelt, and then play spin the tail on the dreidl until midnight when three wise snowmen riding on a red-nosed reindeer fling Champagne bottles full of flaming frankincense and myrrh at your front door.
Gaucho Grill - Having Nothing to Do with Anything. Or Something.
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For sunburned skin or after exposure to strong sunshine, experts recommend a Swedish massage with Oil of Frankincense, blended with geranium and calming lavender.
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Treasured by kings, wise men and people of discriminating taste for millennia, the aroma of frankincense and myrrh evokes feelings of warmth, comfort, majesty, reverence and peace.
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Your first option is to apply a mixture of frankincense essential oil, lavender essential oil, and jojoba oil to your scar.
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Add boswellia aka frankincense at 1,000 mg a day and willow bark so you get 120 to 240 mg of the active component called salicin, which is also, by the way, the active component of aspirin—we like the aspirin itself.
You Being Beautiful
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The incense [3171] also, in like manner, [was compounded] of stacte, onycha, galbanum, mint, and frankincense, all which do in no respect, either as to their mixture or weight, harmonize with their argument.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
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By their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, they acknowledged Jesus as royal, divine, and destined to suffer and die.
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Frankincense is a type of sweet - smelling gum from a tree.
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The city was famed for the production of frankincense which in those days was a treasure that commanded a huge price on the open markets of Alexandria, Jerusalem and Damascus.
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Crown Chakra: To aid in cleansing and opening the spiritual connection and communication of your crown chakra, you might enjoy making use of incenses such as copal, frankincense, juniper, myrrh and sage.
Xml's Blinklist.com
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The incense employed in the service of the tabernacle walls compounded of the perfumes stacte, onycha, galbanum and pure frankincense.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Frankincense, which was burned in the shrines of numerous deities, represented divinity.
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The long-term survival of the international frankincense trade of Oman resins is unknown at this point in time.
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The grandeur of towering pines, the mysterious dimness of illimitable arcades, and the peculiar resinous odor that stole like lingering ghosts of myrrh, frankincense and onycha through the vaulted solitude of a deserted hoary sanctuary, all these phases of primeval Southern forests combined to weave a spell that the stranger could not resist.
At the Mercy of Tiberius
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My own recipe of frankincense, styrax, and cascarilla bark.
Heart Song
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They valued its trees which produced the aromatic gum resins frankincense and myrrh.
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Afterward the grease of a goat, and fresh swine’s seam, spodium, oil, and frankincense are to be rubbed in.
On Ulcers
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The victims are accordingly brought forward -- an ox from the plough, a ram or a goat, according as the worshipper is a farmer, a shepherd, or a goatherd; sometimes it is only frankincense or a honey cake; nay, a poor man may conciliate the
Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01
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For her massage, she chose a blend of frankincense, rose and cedarwood.
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Antimony is still used for the purpose in Arabia and in Persia, but in Egypt the kohl is a root produced by burning either a kind of frankincense or the shells of almonds.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Frankincense, which was burned in the shrines of numerous deities, represented divinity.
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And lately I am really into combining frankincense and elemi.
Mental Notes: SmellyBlog's Take On Parfum de Jour
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It is a blend of calming sandalwood, frankincense and myrrh, which give it a mystical, resinous quality, and exotic jasmine and rose for romantic sensuality.
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Its riches were the result of both its location on the most important trade routes of the time - over land and sea - and its profitable trade in frankincense and myrrh.
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What is all this business about camels and gold and frankincense and myrrh?
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It's a delicious blend of frankincense, marjoram, sandalwood and lavender that promotes a restful sleep.
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It's a delicious blend of frankincense, marjoram, sandalwood and lavender that promotes a restful sleep.
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John Burcham for The New York Times A close up of young Boswellia sacra a k a frankincense, whose gum resin is one of the three biblical gifts that the wise men bestowed on the infant Jesus.
NYT > Home Page
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Soothly, I discovered that diachylum emplasture was tenpence the pound, and tamarinds fivepence; and grew well weary of ringing the changes upon rosin and frankincense, litharge and turpentine, oil of violets and flowers of beans, _Gratia
In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers
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Other significant aromatics in traditional Japanese perfumery are gum-resins such as borneol and camphor, myrrh, frankincense and benzoin; roots such as galangal alpinia and spikenard; patchouli leaves; and spices – cloves, cassia, cinnamon and star anise.
Kimono and Incense
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Arabia provides her spices, cassia, and calamus (or aromatic reed), and, beyond all doubt, frankincense, [933] and perhaps cinnamon and ladanum. [
History of Phoenicia
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You mix frankincense with things like spices, seeds and roots to create different aromas.
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In one culture a shaman uses tobacco, sage or cannabis, in others copal, frankincense, sandalwood, cedar, juniper or pine.
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There'd also be a ready supply of essential oils - especially myrrh and frankincense - to soothe sore joints after a hard day's prayer and candles to burn.
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For meditation, yoga or for a philosophical discussion, try a blend of frankincense, myrrh and cedarwood.
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The nativity, a scene that invokes images of a child in swaddling clothes, gold, frankincense, and myrrh.