Revelation fortells the fall of Babylon and among its riches is cinnamon. Exodus 30:23, 25, 26 records the Lord speaking to Moses, "Take thou also unto thee principle spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much... And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment... And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith..."
The cinnamon belongs to the Laurel family, grows to 30 feet high and has stiff evergreen leaves. The flowers are a quarter inch long, yellowish-white and grouped in silky clusters (Walker).
Experts agree it is native to Ceylon and it is known as kornuda ganah. The Arabs first marketed cinnamon. They kept the cinnamon tree secret, according to Walker. It has been traded and utilized since early days in Greece and Rome. It's product is taken from the bark, shoots and branches. Then strips of it wrapped together form a rod whose outer skin is scraped off. Cinnamon is golden brown and has a pleasant taste and strong smell.
It was used for a anointing oil and perfume.
Exodus 30:23 (KJV) Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
Proverbs 7:17 (KJV) I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Song of Songs 4:14 (KJV) Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
Revelation 18:13 (KJV) And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
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