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Aaron, 96, 227 n. 22, 229 n. 53 Aaronide priesthood, 78–82, 166, 227 n. 22 Abba, R., 38 Abba bar Kahana, R., 254 n. 58 Abba bar Yudan, R., 134, 243 n. 60 Abbahu, R., 135, 136, 164, 165, 166, 173, 189, 191, 239 n. 17, 243 n. 60, 244 n. 76, 247 n. 127 Abihu, death of, 77–78, 79, 80, 229 n. 51 Abiram, 79 Abraham, 168, 191, 209 n. 5, 250 n. 19, 252 n. 36, 253 n. 53, 254 n. 58, 255 n. 63. Seealso Isaac, Abraham’s sacrifice of; martyrdom, Abraham’s near suffering of, 175–88, 189, 193, 195–96, 200 Absalom, 95–96, 97, 98, 233 n. 107, 234 n. 110 Abtinas, House of, 142–47, 152, 167, 181 Abun, R., 156, 157 Achish, 95–96, 97 Ackerman, Diane, 6–8 Adam, 121, 124, 137, 242 n. 54 adornments, 53, 55, 221 n. 133, 237 n. 159 adulteress, 98–100, 234 n. 116, 236 n. 155 Israel as, 110–12, 114, 131, 234 n. 114, 237 n. 157 adytum. See Holy of Holies Ahab (king), 101 Aibu, R., 120, 121 Akeldama tombs, 60–61 Akiba, R., 34, 150, 151, 152, 154–55, 161, 162, 174, 201, 216 n. 63, 223 n. 156, 242 nn. 50, 54, 246 nn. 104, 105, 249 n. 18, 253 n. 50 Albeck, Chanokh, 221 n. 133, 252 n. 36 Alexander, R., 246 n. 106 aloes, 87, 99, 133, 134, 135, 236 n. 155 altars, 44, 109, 158, 252 n. 44. Seealso kings, tables of incense, 20, 70, 73, 75, 76, 78, 213 n. 6, 225 n. 4, 227 n. 20, 228 n. 44 sacrificial, 188, 200, 226 n. 7 Ammi, R., 19 Ammonites, 95, 233 nn. 104, 107 Amoraic period, 17, 193 Amraphel, 250 n. 22 Anderson-Stojanovic, Virginia, 224 n. 176 angels, 255 n. 9. See death, angel of; Michael animals, 160, 162, 219 n. 104 anointed one, 4, 226 n. 8. Seealso messiah in prophetic literature, 112–13, 114, anointing. Seealso bodies, anointing; hair, anointing of kings, 4, 67, 87, 97, 99 of priests, 69, 110, 227 n. 22 rabbis’ experience with, 34, 39, 42, 43, 62–63, 119 terms for, 34, 66–68, 67 aphrodisiac, incense as, 21, 28 apothecaries, 34, 71–72, 216 n. 61, 227 n. 27 Arabia, spice culture in, 22, 67 Aristotle, 9 Ark of the Covenant, 73, 74, 76, 246 n. 105 aroma/aromatics, 13–14, 178. Seealso fragrance; incense; perfume; spices in biblical literature, 2–3, 4, 63, 64–118; erotic images, 83–100, 114; pastoral images, 84, 87–88, 93, 115, 118–19; priestly literature, 64, 68–83, 94, 102-3, 111, 128, 167, 172; prophetic literature, 100–113; in Song of Songs, 84–89, 117–18, 200 for burials, 55–62 culture of, 20–28, 138 in homes, 45–53, 55 love’s relationship to, 196, 197 in Palestine, 28–62 prescription and, 69–73 in rabbinic literature, 1–4, 64–65, 68, 69, 83–84, 116–68, 173, 182, 197–98, 200; geographic references, 118–28, 167, 171–72, 205, 206; historical moments and, 159–66, 167, 168, 249 n. 18; the other in, 128–47, 167; rabbinic values in, 147–59, 164, 167 rabbis’ experiences with, 14, 19–63, 127 terms for, 32–34, 66–73, 227 n. 21 uses of, 45–53, 55, 135–36 valences of, 114, 147, 209 n. 4 arousal, 100, 121, 165, 166, 207 from perfume, 86–87, 89, 91, 93, 146, 175, 185, 199, 200 Arubas, Benny, 28 Asa (king), 87 Assi, R., 47, 48, 243 nn. 59, 60. Seealso Yassa, R. g e n e r A l i n d e x 276 general index Assyrians, 162–63 atonement. Seealso Day of Atonement; repentance ; sacrifices in biblical literature, 108, 114, 159 incense and, 73–77, 82–83, 175, 199 in rabbinic literature, 69, 170 for sins, 149, 169, 188–95, 196 attraction, 163, 167, 173, 207 of perfume, 121, 178, 184 in Song of Songs, 94, 195 Augustine, of Hippo , 9 authority, 97, 113 priestly, 69, 71, 77–83, 112, 230 n. 66 rabbinic, 69, 131, 153, 155, 156 Avemarie, Friedrich, 250 n. 25 Avigad, Nahman, 61 Avrahami, Yael, 237 n. 165 Axel, Richard, 210 n. 19 Azariah (friend of Daniel), 176–78, 182, 186–89, 253 n. 52 Azariah, R., 81, 82, 124, 179, 241 n. 33 Ba, R., 49 Babylonia, 14, 32, 212 n. 42 Bakhos, Carol, 240 n. 23 Balouka, Marva, 51–52...

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