INCENSE, incensum, sometimes signifies in Scripture the sacrifices and fat of victims which were offered: as in this passage, Aaron 1 Chr. vi. 49,and his Sons burnt Incense upon the Altar of burnt offerings and on the Altar of Incense. We know that no Incense was offered on the Altar of burnt-offerings; but that victims were burnt thereupon as an odour agreeable to the Lord.
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Augustin Calmet, O.S.B., “Incense,” in Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Complete and Unabridged, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/calmet-dictionary/i/incense-2/.