FRANKINCENSE

The Frankincense supplied
with the Three Kings Gifts
displays is from the very same region – Oman and Yemen – as the original gifts given by Balthasar. Our Frankincense is selected from the highest grade in an effort to capture the spirit of the actual gift given 2000 years ago on that first Christmas.

Frankincense was the Gift given by Balthasar, a king from Saba - present day Oman and Yemen. Frankincese is resin from the dried sap of the Boswellia tree – a tree that has grown on the craggy slopes of the Arabian Sea for thousand of years. In ancient times, Frankincense and Gold were equally valuable.

Frankincense is harvested by making slits in the bark of the tree and letting the resin slowly bleed out and harden into white “tears”of Frankincense.

The primary use of Frankincense is the same today as it was in ancient times: when burned, Frankincense gives off a very strong incense with a sweet aroma that is used today in religious services.