Topic
Perfumes
11 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Proverbs 7:17Easton · Smith
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
- Exodus 30:22–38Smith
¶ Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, And of…
- Exodus 30:35–37Easton
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with…
- Psalms 45:8Smith
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
- Proverbs 27:9Smith
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
- Song of Songs 3:6Easton
¶ Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
- Song of Songs 4:11Smith
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
- Isaiah 57:9Easton
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
- Mark 14:8Easton
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
- Luke 24:1Easton
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
- John 19:39Easton
And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 7 references
Were used in religious worship, and for personal and domestic enjoyment (Ex. 30:35-37; Prov. 7:17; Cant. 3:6; Isa. 57:9); and also in embalming the dead, and in other funeral ceremonies (Mark 14:8; Luke 24:1; John 19:39).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.