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'''Oil''' is a [[viscosity|viscous]] [[liquid]] that is not [[solubility|soluble]] in [[water]] and which is used for mainly for lubrication and [[fuel]].
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There are two main types of oil.  One is derived from plants, such as [[olive]]s, and the other, [[petroleum]], is obtained from geological sources.
 
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Whilst many [[liberal]]s and [[environmentalist]]s argue for investment in less efficient and more expensive sources of energy with the claim that petroleum sources will one day run out, recent research in to [[Abiotic oil]] has shown that this may not be the case.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59991</ref>
 
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== Uses ==
 
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Uses of oil include the following:
 
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* [[Heat]]ing, by [[burn]]ing the oil
 
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* Illumination, in oil lamps
 
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* Generation of [[electricity]], by burning the oil to turn water to steam used to run generators
 
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* Lubrication
 
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* Anointing
 
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* Manufacture of perfumes
 
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* [[Cooking]], to add [[flavor]], and to improve [[heat transfer]]
 
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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]].
 
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* 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>
 
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* 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>
 
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* Oil is used for lighting lamps.<ref>{{Bible ref|Exodus|27|20}}</ref>
 
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* 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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== See also ==
 
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* [[Petroleum]]
 
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* [[Gasoline]]
 
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*[[Fossil fuel]]
 
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*[[Peak oil]]
 
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*[[Abiotic oil]]
 
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== References ==
 
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<references />
 
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[[category:geology]]
 
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[[category:food and Drink]]
 

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