Myrrh

“Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.”

“with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.”

“I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.”

““Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,”

“In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.”

“All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.”

“I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.”

“Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?”