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Incense
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Gum, spice, or other substance producing a sweet smell when burned. In biblical times the burning of incense accompanied all sacrifices in the Temple except the sin offering of the poor and the meat offering of the leper. It was burned by the high priest in the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement. Its ingredients are prescribed in Exodus 30.34–8 and elaborated in the Talmud. ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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