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And Things Of The Bible -- Aloes
Aloe (Heb. 'ahalim), is a fragrant wood (Num. 24:6; Ps. 45:8; Prov.
7:17; Cant. 4:14), the Aquilaria agallochum of botanists, or, as some
suppose, the costly gum or perfume extracted from the wood. It is found in
China, Siam, and Northern India, and grows to the height sometimes of 120
feet. This species is of great rarity even in India. There is another and
more common species, called by Indians aghil, whence Europeans have given
it the name of Lignum aquile, or eagle-wood. Aloewood was used by the
Egyptians for embalming dead bodies. Nicodemus brought it (pounded
aloe-wood) to embalm the body of Christ (John 19:39); but whether this was
the same as that mentioned elsewhere is uncertain. The bitter aloes of the
apothecary is the dried juice of the leaves Aloe vulgaris.
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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