aromatic substances, of which several are named in Exo 30. They were used in the sacred anointing oil (Exo 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, John 19: 40). Spices were stored by Hezekiah in his treasure-house (2-Kings 20:13; Isa. 39:2).