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(ii) Lebownah (3828) - frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke): -frank-) incense. From root meaning 'white'.
Frankincense was part of the sacred anointing oil <Ex. 30:34>. It was used in sacrificial offering <Lev. 2:1>, as a fumigant during animal sacrifices <Ex. 30:7>, and as perfume <Song 3:6>. It was a gift to baby Jesus <Matt. 2:11>.
The trees are native to India, Arabia, and Africa. Palestine probably obtained this product through foreign trade <Is. 60:6>.
(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary)
(Copyright (C) 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)
(iii) Fruit of Faithfulness
(iv) (a) 3:6; 4:6,14
(b) See above