# saffron a spice that comes from the dried parts from the yellow thread in the center of a certain flower # calamus a reed with a pleasant smell that people used to make anointing oil. # cinnamon a spice made from the bark of a tree that people used for cooking # myrrh See Song of Songs 1:13. # aloes a type of large plant that had a very sweet smell # all the finest spices "all the best spices"