Exodus 30:7
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And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
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And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the offerings of the Israelites made by fire.
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,
Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”