Essential Oil 101 (6)：Biblical History of Essential Oils
The Bible contains over 200 references to aromatics, incense, and ointments. Aromatics such as frankincense, myrrh, galbanum, cinnamon, cassia, rosemary, hyssop, and spikenard were used for anointing and healing the sick.
In Exodus, the Lord gave the following recipe to Moses for a holy anointing oil:
Myrrh
Cinnamon
Calamus
Cassia
Olive Oil
The Bible also lists an incident where an incense offering by Aaron stopped a plague.
Numbers 16:46-50 records that Moses instructed Aaron to take a censer, add burning coals and incense, and "go quickly into the congregation to make an atonement for them: for there is a wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague is begun." The Bible records that Aaron stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stayed. It is significant that according to the biblical and Talmudic recipes for incense, three varieties of cinnamon were involved. Cinnamon is known to be highly antimicrobial, anti-infectious, and antibacterial.
The New Testament records that wise men presented the Christ child with frankincense and myrrh. There is another precious aromatic, spikenard, described in the anointing of Jesus in Mark 14:3.
More examples：
Leviticus 14:52 - Hyssop & Cedarwood
"And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet."
Proverbs 7:17 - Cinnamon, Myrrh and Aloes
"I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon."
John 12:3 - Spikenard
"Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment."
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Source：
Life Science Products and Publishing Essential Oils Desk References (8th Edition) Life Science Products and Publishing
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