Topic
Spices
17 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
These works date from 1896–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 25:6Easton · Nave In the formula for the sacred oil
Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
- Exodus 35:8Easton · Nave In the formula for the sacred oil
And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
- 2 Kings 20:13Easton · Nave Stores of
And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his…
- 1 Chronicles 9:29Easton · Nave Used in the temple
Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14Easton · Nave Used in the embalming of Asa
And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.
- Luke 23:56Easton · Nave Prepared for embalming the corpse of Jesus
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
- Luke 24:1Easton · Nave Prepared for embalming the corpse of Jesus
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 · Nave Prepared for embalming the corpse of Jesus
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.
- John 19:40Easton · Nave Prepared for embalming the corpse of Jesus
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
- Genesis 37:25Nave Exported from Gilead
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
- Genesis 43:11Nave Sent as a present by Jacob to Joseph
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
- Exodus 30:1–38Easton
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of…
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- 1 Kings 10:2 Nave Presented by the Queen of Sheba to Solomon
- 1 Kings 10:10 Nave Presented by the Queen of Sheba to Solomon
- Isaiah 39:2 Easton
- Ezekiel 27:22 Nave Sold in the marketplaces of Tyre
- Mark 16:1 Nave Prepared for embalming the corpse of Jesus
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 11 references
Aromatic substances, of which several are named in Ex. 30. They were used in the sacred anointing oil (Ex. 25:6; 35:8; 1 Chr. 9:29), and in embalming the dead (2 Chr. 16:14; Luke 23:56; 24:1; John 19:39, 40). Spices were stored by Hezekiah in his treasure-house (2 Kings 20:13; Isa. 39:2).
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 15 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → In the formula for the sacred oil Ex 25:6; 35:8
- → Stores of 2Ki 20:13
- → Used in the temple 1Ch 9:29
- → Exported from Gilead Ge 37:25
- → Sent as a present by Jacob to Joseph Ge 43:11
- → Presented by the Queen of Sheba to Solomon 1Ki 10:2,10
- → Sold in the marketplaces of Tyre Eze 27:22
- → Used in the embalming of Asa 2Ch 16:14
- → Prepared for embalming the corpse of Jesus Mr 16:1; Lu 23:56; 24:1; Joh 19:39,40
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.