Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
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; Lk. 23:56, 24:1; Jn. 19:39, 40). Spices were stored by Hezekiah in his treasure-house (2 Ki. 20:13; Isa. 39:2).