Exodus 30:34

Verse 34. Onycha. An aromatic root, shining like “the nail,” or perhaps the bdellium of Arabia, which is clearer than that of the Indies. Dioscor. Gallen Medic. It distills from a tree. Others affirm, that it is the shell of a fish which feeds on spikenard (spica nardi) in the watery places of India.—Galbanum, an unctuous gum, of a strong but not very agreeable smell when alone.—Frankincense, is a juice proceeding by incision from the trees of Saba.—Weight. The Rabbins say 70 or 74 pounds of each.