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'''Olive oil''' is a commonly used cooking oil made from the fruit of the [[olive]] tree. It is considered a healthy oil and is a staple of [[Mediterranean diet| Mediterranean]] cooking. | '''Olive oil''' is a commonly used cooking oil made from the fruit of the [[olive]] tree. It is considered a healthy oil and is a staple of [[Mediterranean diet| Mediterranean]] cooking. | ||
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| + | == Oil in the Bible == | ||
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| + | Oil, probably usually referring to olive oil, appears over two hundred times in the [[Bible]]. | ||
| + | * Oil, particularly olive oil, is used in drink offerings to God, but not in sin offerings.<ref>{{Bible ref|Genesis|28|18}}, {{Bible ref|Genesis|35|14}}, {{Bible ref|Leviticus|2}}, {{Bible ref|Leviticus|14}}, {{Bible ref|Numbers|7}}</ref> | ||
| + | * Oil is used for anointing the priests of God by pouring it on their heads. This sanctifies them and makes them holy.<ref>{{Bible ref|Exodus|29|2,7,21}}, {{Bible ref|Exodus|30|25}}, {{Bible ref|Leviticus|8}}</ref> It was also used for anointing the kings of Israel.<ref>{{Bible ref|I_Samuel|10|1}}, {{Bible ref|I_Kings|1|39}}</ref> | ||
| + | * Oil is used for lighting lamps.<ref>{{Bible ref|Exodus|27|20}}</ref> | ||
| + | * In a miracle, [[Elisha]] caused a poor widow's little bit of oil to be enough to fill all her jars, and her neighbor's jars, with oil that she could sell it to pay her debts.<ref>{{Bible ref|II_Kings|4|1-7}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Food]] | [[Category:Food]] | ||
Revision as of 19:56, December 13, 2023
Olive oil is a commonly used cooking oil made from the fruit of the olive tree. It is considered a healthy oil and is a staple of Mediterranean cooking.
Oil in the Bible
Oil, probably usually referring to olive oil, appears over two hundred times in the Bible.
- Oil, particularly olive oil, is used in drink offerings to God, but not in sin offerings.[1]
- Oil is used for anointing the priests of God by pouring it on their heads. This sanctifies them and makes them holy.[2] It was also used for anointing the kings of Israel.[3]
- Oil is used for lighting lamps.[4]
- In a miracle, Elisha caused a poor widow's little bit of oil to be enough to fill all her jars, and her neighbor's jars, with oil that she could sell it to pay her debts.[5]