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* Oil is used for lighting lamps.<ref>{{Bible ref|Exodus|27|20}}</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> | * 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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Latest revision as of 19:57, 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]