Were much used by the ancient Hebrews, not chiefly for medical purposes as among us, but as a luxury, Ru 3:3Ps 104:15So 1:2Mt 6:17Lu 7:46. Their perfumery was usually prepared in olive oil, and not in volatile extracts and essences. The sacred ointment is described in Ex 30:22-33. The ointments of the rich were made of very costly ingredients, and their fragrance was highly extolled, Isa 39:2Am 6:6Mt 26:7-9Joh 12:5. SeeANOINTING.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.