What does "Spices" mean in the Bible?
Aromatic substances, of which several are named in Ex. 30. They were used in the sacred anointing oil (Ex. 25:6; 35:8; 1 Chr. 9:29), and in embalming the dead (2 Chr. 16:14; Luke 23:56; 24:1; John 19:39, 40). Spices appears in 23 verses across 10 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Spices?
Aromatic substances, of which several are named in Ex. 30. They were used in the sacred anointing oil (Ex. 25:6; 35:8; 1 Chr. 9:29), and in embalming the dead (2 Chr. 16:14; Luke 23:56; 24:1; John 19:39, 40). Spices were stored by Hezekiah in his treasure-house (2 Kings 20:13; Isa. 39:2).
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Spices?
Where does Spices appear in the Bible?
Spices is referenced in 23 verses across 10 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Chronicles 9:29
- 1 Chronicles 9:30
- 1 Kings 10:2
- 1 Kings 10:10
- 1 Kings 10:25
- 2 Chronicles 9:9
- 2 Chronicles 9:24
- 2 Chronicles 16:14
- 2 Chronicles 32:27
- 2 Kings 20:13
- Exodus 25:6
- Exodus 30:23
- Exodus 35:8
- Exodus 35:28
- Ezekiel 27:22
- Isaiah 39:2
- John 19:40
- Luke 23:56
- Luke 24:1
- Song of Songs 4:10
- Song of Songs 4:16
- Song of Songs 6:2
- Song of Songs 8:14
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Spices.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Spices?
Spices appears in 23 verses across 10 books, most often in 2 Chronicles, which accounts for 4 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Spices?
2 Chronicles, Exodus, Song of Songs, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Luke, 2 Kings, Ezekiel, and 2 more.
Where can I read every verse about Spices?
This page lists 23 of them. Protos carries all 23, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
