It was soon discovered that Incense cedar, when dyed and perfumed to resemble Red Cedar, was a suitable alternative and most pencils today are made from this timber which is grown in managed forests.

This was a preference, and ancient trading in incense materials from one area to another comprised a major part of commerce along the Silk Road and other trade routes, one notably called the Incense Route.

This resin was traded to ancient Europe via the Incense Road.

The Nabateans exercised control over the routes along the Incense Route, and their hold was challenged-without success-by Antigonus Cyclops, emperor of Syria.

It was situated on the Incense Route between Syria and Yemen where travelers could replenish their resources of water in the most arid part of Arabia between Mecca and Medina.

Avdat (, from, Abdat ), also known as Ovdat and Obodat, was the most important city on the Incense Route after Petra, between the 1st century BCE and the 7th century CE.

Incense was burned when the construction of each building was completed, and one of the main ballrooms is 888 square meters in size, as eight is an auspicious number in Chinese culture, signifying fortune.

Incense was first used at All Saints Cathedral on Epiphany, 1902.

Incense was also used in the Bible to worship God and symbolize prayer, in both the Old Testament and New Testament ; one of the three Magi offered Christ frankincense, and in the Book of Revelation, angels and saints appear in Heaven offering incense to God, thus setting a precedent for Christian use of incense in worship.

Incense was used once again, when Ratzinger, assisted by an Italian deacon of the Pontifical Major Seminary in Rome, father Nello Luongo, incensed and prayed for the dead Pope at the very end of the Mass.

The band's sole LP was also called Smell of Incense ; it is currently in print as a remastered, expanded CD.

Najran was also an important stopping place on the Incense Route.

Najran was a focal point of the Incense Route.

Among the important trading points of the Incense Route from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea was Gerrha in the Persian Gulf, reported by the historian Strabo to have been founded by Babylonian exiles as a Chaldean colony.

The Nabateans seized Petra, which stood halfway between the opening to the Gulf of Akaba and the Dead Sea at a point where the Incense Route from Arabia to Damascus was crossed by the overland route from Petra to Gaza.

In order to control the Incense Route from the Nabatean a Greek military expedition was undertaken, without success, by Antigonus Cyclops, one of Alexander of Macedonia's generals.

After the theophany on Mount Sinai, in the Tabernacle — and afterwards in the Temple — only two altars were used: the Altar of Burnt Offering, and the Altar of Incense.

Incense may be used exactly as at a Solemn Mass with the exception of incensing the celebrant after the Gospel which is not done.

Incense may be used to honor the gospel book.

Incense can be used at any celebration of the eucharist throughout the year, but especially in the seasons of Christmas, Epiphany and Easter, Maundy Thursday vigil, Palm Sunday, on the feasts of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Ascension, Feasts of saints and martyrs, Corpus Christi, and at the Dedication Festival or Patronal Festival of a church.

" 489 " refers to the " Mountain " or " Dragon " Master ( or ' Dragon Head '), while 438 is used for the " Deputy Mountain Master ", the Mountain Master's proxy, " Incense Master ", who oversees inductions into the Triad, and " Vanguard ", who assists the Incense Master.

Incense paper used for ancestor worship comes in several forms ; each represents a present for the ancestor's spirit.

Incense paper of this variant is used to represent clothes for the ancestor.

2 Maccabees 2: 4-10, written around 100 BC, says that the prophet Jeremiah, " being warned by God " before the Babylonian invasion, took the Ark, the Tabernacle, and the Altar of Incense, and buried them in a cave on Mount Nebo ( Jordan ), informing those of his followers who wished to find the place that it should remain unknown " until the time that God should gather His people again together, and receive them unto mercy.

L. W. de Laurence in 1914 published " The Greater Key of Solomon ", directly based on Mathers ' edition, to which he made alterations in an attempt to advertise his mail-order business ( for example by inserting instructions like " after burning one-half teaspoonful of Temple Incense " along with ordering information for the incense ).

It continues to perform, including at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in June 2008, a program consisting of: Ruth St. Denis ' The Incense ; Graham's reconstruction of Ted Shawn's Serenata Morisca ; Graham's Lamentation ; Yuriko's reconstruction of Graham's Panorama, performed by dancers from Skidmore College ; excerpts from Yuriko's and Graham's reconstruction of the latter's Chronicle from the Julien Bryan film ; Graham's Errand into the Maze and Maple Leaf Rag.

Incense is offered by the priest or deacon during the services.

The Greco-Roman world followed by trading along the Incense route and the Roman-India routes.

Her signature solo, " The Incense " will also be performed by Cynthia Word of Washington DC.

I. E. S. Edwards connects the Syro-Ephraimite War to the desire of the Israelites and the Aramaeans to control the northern end of the Incense route, which ran up from Southern Arabia and could be tapped by commanding Transjordan.

Gerrha-inhabited by Chaldean exiles from Babylon-controlled the Incense trade routes across Arabia to the Mediterranean and exercised control over the trading of aromatics to Babylon in the 1st century BC.

Continuous action products include: scented candles and devices which use a candle flame or some other heat source to heat and vaporize a fragrance formulation ; Incense burners ; wall plug-ins which either use piezoelectric technology to aerosolize fragrance or heat to vaporize it ; fragrance impregnated gels which release fragrance as the gel evaporates sometimes with the help of an electric fan ; wick and reed diffusers which release fragrance by evaporation from fragrance-soaked wicks or wooden reeds ; and fragrance impregnated materials like floor wax, paper, plastics, wood which release fragrance by off gassing ; and lastly nebulization systems which convert liquid fragrances into a vapor in a cold process without the use of heat.

* The song playing in the background during Skinner ’ s Vietnam War flashback is " Incense and Peppermints " by Strawberry Alarm Clock.

The episode features the theme from the musical Hair, " Incense and Peppermints " by Strawberry Alarm Clock ( 1967 ), " White Rabbit " by Jefferson Airplane ( 1967 ) and " Time of the Season " by The Zombies ( 1968 ).

The songs " Take on Me " by a-ha, " Bizarre Love Triangle " by New Order, " Incense and Peppermints " by Strawberry Alarm Clock, and " True " by Spandau Ballet are played during Bart and Lisa's prom.

Started by guitar player Larry " Ovid " Stevens when they were students at W. W. Samuell High School in Dallas, the band secured a minor hit in 1968 ( reaching number 56 ) with a cover of the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band song " Smell Of Incense ," nationally released on the Stax subsidiary label Hip Records.

Edwards connects the Syro-Ephraimite War to the desire of the Israelites and the Aramaeans to control the northern end of the Incense route, which ran up from Southern Arabia and could be tapped by commanding Transjordan.

File: Incense taiwan temple fu dog. jpg | The Chinese Dragon, Guardian Lions and incense comprise three symbols within traditional Chinese culture.

* Honey, David B., Incense at the Altar: Pioneering Sinologists and the Development of Classical Chinese Philology, New Haven: American Oriental Society, 2001.

Incense stands for prosperity in Chinese culture, so families believe that there is more prosperity in burning more incense.

Incense at the Altar: Pioneering Sinologists and the Development of Classical Chinese Philology.