Frankincense had calming, aromatic qualities and was mixed with a variety of spices to form incense, ... The most notable mention of past use of frankincense and myrrh is in the Bible.

In the Bible, Matthew’s gospel ... Frankincense and myrrh had been in use for thousands of years before they turned up in Bethlehem. Frankincense has long been mixed with various spices to form ...

In the Bible, one of the three wise men gives the newborn Jesus frankincense. Today, the resin is burned as incense in Catholic ceremonies around the world. Photograph by Martin Hartley, Nat Geo ...

KIBBUTZ ALMOG, West Bank — Guy Erlich is a pioneering Israeli farmer, but not in the way you might imagine.

Two millennia ago, frankincense was not hard to find. The natural populations of Boswellia trees and shrubs were found throughout the lands of the Bible and beyond. However, the trees are now in ...

Mention frankincense, and it’s hard not to instantaneously think of Christmas. Cited in the story of the birth of Christ in the Bible’s Book of Matthew, it was one of the precious gifts (alongside ...

An Israeli farmer has cashed in by making exotic honey from a rare tree that produces frankincense — the resin once worth its weight in gold and venerated in the Bible.

Many have a passing familiarity with frankincense given its role in the Bible and symbolic role in religion. In Oman, where some of the world's best frankincense is produced, it is pervasive in ...

Frankincense comes from the Boswellia tree. It has a long history in myth and folk medicine, especially in India and African countries. In the Bible, it is one of three gifts that the wise men ...

Many Christmas carols make mention of the three kings, who follow a star and come to pay homage to the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. In the Bible, they are not called kings, and their number is not ...

Mention frankincense, and it’s hard not to instantaneously think of Christmas. Cited in the story of the birth of Christ in the Bible’s Book of Matthew, it was one of the precious gifts ...