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Cistus Resin

Cistus resin (labdanum) is a type of resin with a very sweet smell. It comes from a shrub which probably grew originally in the southeast of Egypt.
Cistus resin is a commodity and is mentioned, among other places, in Genesis 37:25 and Exodus 30:34.

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