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This aromatic resin was highly valued in ancient times for its fragrance and was often used in perfumes, incense, and embalming practices. The term "aloes" appears in several passages throughout the Scriptures, highlighting its significance and symbolic meanings.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">Numbers 24:6</a></b> · In Balaam's oracle, the beauty and prosperity of Israel are likened to "aloes planted by the LORD." This comparison emphasizes the preciousness and divine favor bestowed upon Israel, as aloes were considered rare and valuable.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/psalms/45-8.htm">Psalm 45:8</a></b> · The psalmist describes the garments of the king as being "fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia." This imagery conveys the majesty and splendor of the king, suggesting that his presence is as pleasing and desirable as the finest fragrances.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/proverbs/7-17.htm">Proverbs 7:17</a></b> · In a warning against the seductions of the adulterous woman, it is mentioned that her bed is perfumed with "myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon." Here, aloes are part of the allure and temptation, indicating their use in creating an enticing atmosphere.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/songs/4-14.htm">Song of Solomon 4:14</a></b> · The beloved is compared to a garden filled with "nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices." This poetic imagery highlights the richness and desirability of the beloved, with aloes symbolizing luxury and beauty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/john/19-39.htm">John 19:39</a></b> · After the crucifixion of Jesus, Nicodemus brings a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds, to anoint Jesus' body for burial. This act of devotion underscores the respect and honor given to Jesus, as aloes were used in embalming to preserve and honor the deceased.<br><br><b>Cultural and Symbolic Significance:</b><br><br>Aloes were not native to Israel and were likely imported from regions such as India or Southeast Asia, making them a luxury item. Their inclusion in biblical texts often signifies wealth, honor, and divine blessing. The use of aloes in burial practices, as seen in the account of Jesus' burial, reflects the cultural importance of proper burial rites and the desire to honor the deceased with the finest materials available.<br><br>In a spiritual sense, aloes can symbolize the fragrance of a righteous life, pleasing to God and others. The use of aloes in the anointing of Jesus' body also foreshadows the significance of His sacrifice and the honor due to Him as the Messiah.<br><br>Overall, aloes in the Bible serve as a symbol of beauty, wealth, and reverence, reflecting both the cultural practices of the time and deeper spiritual truths.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Aloes</span><p>Or more properly, ALOE, and East Indian tree, that grows about eight or ten feet high, and yields a rich perfume, <a href="/psalms/45-8.htm">Psalm 45:8</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-17.htm">Proverbs 7:17</a> So 4:14. This tree or wood was called by the Greeks Agallochon, and has been known to moderns by the names of Lign-aloe, aloe-wood, paradise-wood, eagle-wood, etc. Modern botanists distinguish two kinds: the one grows in Cochin China, Siam, and China, is never exported, and is of so great rarity in India, as to be worth its weight in gold. The tree is represented as large, with an erect trunk and lofty branches. The other or more common species is called garo in the East Indies, and is the wood of a tree growing in the Moluccas, the Excoecaria Agallocha of Linnaeus. The leaves are like those of a pear-tree; and it has a milky juice, which, as the tree grows old, hardens into a fragrant resin. The trunk is knotty, crooked, and usually hollow. Aloe-wood is said by Herodotus to have been used by the Egyptians for embalming dead bodies, and Nicodemus brought it, mingled with myrrh, to embalm the body of our Lord, <a href="/john/19-39.htm">John 19:39</a>. This perfume, it will be seen, is something altogether different from the aloes of the apothecaries, which is a bitter resin, extracted from a low herb. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>(Hebrews `ahalim), a fragrant wood (<a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">Numbers 24:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/45-8.htm">Psalm 45:8</a>; <a href="/proverbs/7-17.htm">Proverbs 7:17</a>; 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 (<a href="/john/19-39.htm">John 19:39</a>); but whether this was the same as that mentioned elsewhere is uncertain.<p>The bitter aloes of the apothecary is the dried juice of the leaves Aloe vulgaris. <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) Plural of Aloe.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ALOES; LIGNALOES</span><p>al'-oz, lin-al'-oz, lig-nal'-oz ('ahalim, <a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">Numbers 24:6</a>, translation "lign-aloes" (= lignum aloes, "wood of aloes"), <a href="/proverbs/7-17.htm">Proverbs 7:17</a>; 'ahaloth, <a href="/psalms/45-8.htm">Psalm 45:8</a> <a href="/songs/4-14.htm">Songs 4:14</a>; aloe, <a href="/john/19-39.htm">John 19:39</a>): Mentioned as a substance for perfuming garments (<a href="/psalms/45-8.htm">Psalm 45:8</a>) and beds (<a href="/proverbs/7-17.htm">Proverbs 7:17</a>). In <a href="/songs/4-14.htm">Songs 4:14</a>, it occurs in a list of the most precious spices. The most memorable use of aloes as a spice is in <a href="/john/19-39.htm">John 19:39</a>: "There came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him at night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds." This was an immense quantity and if the aloes bore any large proportion to the myrrh the mixture must have been purchased at a very high cost. The most difficult mention of aloes is the earliest where (<a href="/numbers/24-5.htm">Numbers 24:5, 6</a>) Balaam in his blessing on Israel exclaims-"How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel! As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Yahweh hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters." As the aloes in question grow in East Asia it is difficult to see how Balaam could have come to speak of them as living trees. Post (HDB, I, 69) suggests that they may possibly have been growing at that time in the Jordan valley; this is both improbable and unnecessary. Balaam need have had no actual tree in his mind's eye but may have mentioned the aloe as a tree famous over the Orient for its preciousness. That the reference is poetical rather than literal may be supposed by the expression in the next verse "cedar-trees beside the waters"-a situation very unnatural for the high-mountain-loving cedar. Yet another explanation is that the Hebrew has been altered and that 'elim, "terebinths" instead of 'ahalim, "aloes" stood in the original text. The aloe wood of the Bible is eaglewood-so misnamed by the Portuguese who confused the Malay name for it (agora) with the Latin aquila, "eagle"-a product of certain trees of the Natural Order Aquilariaceae, growing in Southeast Asia The two most valued varieties are Aquilaria malaccensis and Aloes agallocha-both fine spreading trees. The resin, which gives the fragrant quality to the wood, is formed almost entirely in the heart wood; logs are buried, the outer part decays while the inner, saturated with the resin, forms the "eagle wood" or "aloe wood" of commerce; "aloes" being the same wood in a finely powdered condition. To the Arabs this wood is known as `ud. It shows a beautiful graining and takes a high polish.<br><br>These aloes must be clearly distinguished from the well-known medicinal aloes, of ancient fame. This is a resin from Aloes socatrina, and allied species, of the Natural Order Liliaceae, originally from the island of Socotra, but now from Barbados, the Cape of Good Hope and other places. The "American aloe" (Agave americana) which today is cultivated in many parts of Palestine, is also quite distinct from the Biblical plant.<br><br>E. W. G. Masterman<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/250.htm"><span class="l">250. aloe -- aloe</span></a> <br><b>...</b> aloe. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: aloe Phonetic Spelling:<br> (al-o-ay') Short Definition: <b>aloes</b> Definition: <b>aloes</b>, the powdered fragrant aloe <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/250.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/174.htm"><span class="l">174. ahalim -- the aloe (a tree)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the aloe (a tree). Transliteration: ahalim Phonetic Spelling: (a-haw-leem') Short<br> Definition: <b>aloes</b>. <b>...</b> root Definition the aloe (a tree) NASB Word Usage <b>aloes</b> (4). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/174.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/14_spikenard_and_saffron_calamus.htm"><span class="l">Spikenard and Saffron; Calamus and Cinnamon with all the Trees of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER IV. 14. Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon with all the trees<br> of Lebanon; myrrh and <b>aloes</b> with all the chief ointments. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/14 spikenard and saffron calamus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_christ_was_buried_in.htm"><span class="l">Whether Christ was Buried in a Becoming Manner?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But it seems to savor of waste that in order to bury Christ Nicodemus came "bringing<br> a mixture of myrrh and <b>aloes</b> about a hundred pounds weight," as recorded <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christ was buried in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/chapter_iv.htm"><span class="l">Chapter iv.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cypress with spikenard.14. Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon with all<br> trees of frankincense; myrrh and <b>aloes</b> with all the chief spices.14. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/chapter iv.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watson/a_body_of_divinity/2_a_believers_privilege_at.htm"><span class="l">A Believer's Privilege at Death</span></a> <br><b>...</b> There is a far greater proportion of bitterness than pleasure in this life. I have<br> perfumed my bed with myrrh, <b>aloes</b>, and cinnamon.' Proverbs 7:77. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/2 a believers privilege at.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/chapter_xii_texts_explained_secondly_psalm.htm"><span class="l">Texts Explained; Secondly, Psalm Xlv. 7, 8 Whether the Words <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> For this is his meaning in the Psalm, All thy garments [2091] smell of myrrh, <b>aloes</b>,<br> and cassia;' and it is represented by Nicodemus and by Mary's company <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xii texts explained secondly psalm.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_9_1863/the_gladness_of_the_man.htm"><span class="l">The Gladness of the Man of Sorrows</span></a> <br><b>...</b> All thy garments smell of myrrh, and <b>aloes</b>, and cassia, out of the ivory<br> palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.""Psalm 45:7, 8. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 9 1863/the gladness of the man.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cyril/lectures_of_s_cyril_of_jerusalem/lecture_xiv_on_the_words.htm"><span class="l">On the Words, and Rose Again from the Dead on the Third Day, and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> And what will He that is buried in the garden say? I have gathered My myrrh with<br> My spices: and again, Myrrh and <b>aloes</b>, with all chief spices [1709] . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/lecture xiv on the words.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_29_1883/supposing_him_to_be_the.htm"><span class="l">Supposing Him to be the Gardener</span></a> <br><b>...</b> from the heat of the sun under the overhanging boughs of an olive, I cast my eyes<br> upon palms and bananas, roses and camellias, oranges and <b>aloes</b>, lavender and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 29 1883/supposing him to be the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_20_1874/the_blood_of_the_covenant.htm"><span class="l">The Blood of the Covenant</span></a> <br><b>...</b> His subject had been the covenant, and when he prayed his garments were sweet with<br> the myrrh and <b>aloes</b> and cassia among which his meditations had conducted him <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 20 1874/the blood of the covenant.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tozer/the_pursuit_of_god/iv_apprehending_god.htm"><span class="l">Apprehending God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "O taste and see that the Lord is good." "All thy garments smell of myrrh, and <b>aloes</b>,<br> and cassia, out of the ivory palaces." "My sheep hear my voice." "Blessed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/tozer/the pursuit of god/iv apprehending god.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/aloes.htm"><span class="l"><b>Aloes</b> (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The bitter <b>aloes</b> of the apothecary is the dried juice of the leaves Aloe vulgaris.<br> Noah Webster's Dictionary. <b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>ALOES</b>; LIGNALOES. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aloes.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lign-aloes.htm"><span class="l">Lign-<b>aloes</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Lign-<b>aloes</b>. Lignaloes, Lign-<b>aloes</b>. Ligure . Easton's Bible Dictionary <b>...</b> (see <b>ALOES</b>).<br> Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) <b>Aloes</b> wood, or agallochum. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lign-aloes.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lignaloes.htm"><span class="l">Lignaloes</span></a><br><b>...</b> (only in pl., Hebrews `ahalim), a perfume derived from some Oriental tree (Numbers<br> 24:6), probably the agallochum or aloe-wood. (see <b>ALOES</b>). <b>...</b><b>ALOES</b>; LIGNALOES. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lignaloes.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/myrrh.htm"><span class="l">Myrrh (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Saviour; in Mark 15:23 it is offered mingled with wine as an anesthetic to the<br> suffering Redeemer, and in John 19:39 a "mixture of myrrh and <b>aloes</b>" is brought <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/myrrh.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cinnamon.htm"><span class="l">Cinnamon (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In Exodus 30:23 it is one of the ingredients of the "holy anointing oil"; in Proverbs<br> 7:17 it is, along with myrrh and <b>aloes</b>, a perfume for a bed; in Songs 4 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cinnamon.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/botany.htm"><span class="l">Botany</span></a><br><b>...</b> The American aloe (Argave Americana)-quite a different plant be it noted from either<br> the <b>ALOES</b> (which see) of the Bible or the well-known medicinal <b>aloes</b>-has <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/botany.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cassia.htm"><span class="l">Cassia (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> India. (2.) Hebrew pl. ketzi'oth (Psalm 45:8). Mentioned in connection<br> with myrrh and <b>aloes</b> as being used to scent garments. It <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cassia.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nicodemus.htm"><span class="l">Nicodemus (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> His wealth enabled him to provide the "mixture of myrrh and <b>aloes</b>, about a hundred<br> pounds," with which the body of Jesus was embalmed (John 19:39). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nicodemus.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cedar.htm"><span class="l">Cedar (61 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In Numbers 24:6 -"as cedar-trees beside the waters"-the reference must, as is most<br> probable, be purely poetical (see <b>ALOES</b>) or the 'arazim must signify some <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cedar.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/spices.htm"><span class="l">Spices (64 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (5) (aroma, "spices" (Mark 16:1, the King James Version "sweet spices"; Luke<br> 23:56; Luke 24:1 John 19:40; in John 19:39 defined as a mixture of <b>aloes</b> and myrrh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/spices.htm - 32k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/anointing-spices.html">What was the significance of anointing spices in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/aloes.htm">Aloes: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Aloes (5 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/19-39.htm">John 19:39</a></span><br />Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and <span class="boldtext">aloes</span>, about a hundred Roman pounds.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">Numbers 24:6</a></span><br />As valleys they are spread forth, as gardens by the riverside, as <span class="boldtext">aloes</span> which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/45-8.htm">Psalms 45:8</a></span><br />All your garments smell like myrrh, <span class="boldtext">aloes</span>, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/7-17.htm">Proverbs 7:17</a></span><br />I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, <span class="boldtext">aloes</span>, and cinnamon.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/4-14.htm">Song of Songs 4:14</a></span><br />spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; myrrh and <span class="boldtext">aloes</span>, with all the best spices,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/aloes.htm">Aloes</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/aloes_in_embalming_the_dead.htm">Aloes in Embalming the Dead</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/aloes_used_as_perfume.htm">Aloes 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