It is a gum from various Asian and African trees
priests usually uses frankincense in rituals and rites.
Use it as most other nouns. Examples: "The scent of frankincense is rich and pleasant, but very strong." "Frankincense is heavily associated with Christmas, because one of the noted gifts for the child Jesus was frankincense." "I like the smell of burning frankincense." OR As Rachel walked into her living room, she noticed how her mother had sprayed the room with the rich and pleasant scent of FRANKINCENSE.
Frankincense in Tagalog is called "olibanum" or simply "pangamuyo."
gold, frankincense and myrrh
Food grade Frankincense can be used in cooking. It is especially nice in pastry. Google a recipe for Frankincense Shortbread Cookies.
They left gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrhMat 2:11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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Frankincense and myrrh were both grown in inhospitable areas of southern Arabia.
Yes, frankincense is edible. But it must be pure frankincense which should be translucent and light yellow in colour, with no black or brown impurities. It is commonly chewed like gum.
The sap from B. serrata is also known as Indian frankincense, Indian olibanum, dhup, and salai guggul. The sap from B.carteri is also known as frankincense.
They bought Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh for Jesus' birth.