Aspalathus

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Aspalathus

the name of some sweet perfume mentioned in Ecclus. 24:15. The Lignum rhodianum , is by some supposed to be the substance indicated by the aspalathus, the plant which yields it is the Convolvulus scoparius if Linnaeus.

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Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Aspalathus'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

Encyclopedias - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Aspalathus

ASPALATHUS

as-pal'-a-thus (aspalathos):

An aromatic plant mentioned in Ecclesiasticus 24:15 the King James Version, where "wisdom" says, "I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus," etc. It would appear, from a reference in Pliny, to have been a prickly shrub, the wood of which was scented, but nothing certain is known about it.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASPALATHUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.