He commanded Moses, “You shall make an altar on which to offer incense; ... In the context of divine worship in the Old Testament, it was giving God what was his due. Gifts for Jesus.

The New Testament makes fewer mentions of incense. The Jewish priest Zechariah was making the incense offering when the angel appeared to him in Luke 1:8-11 to announce the future birth of his son ...

The four ingredients for holy incense are listed in the Old Testament, but there was much debate over the origin of one of them – onycha. Scientists think they’ve now confirmed the source.

Latter-day Saints have re-created a life-size biblical tabernacle from descriptions in the book of Exodus and are offering Utahns a chance to tour it.