Matthew 26:7

a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very expensive perfume and she poured it on Jesus’ head as He reclined at the table.

Exodus 30:23-33

“Take for yourself the best spices: five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much—two hundred and fifty—of sweet-scented cinnamon, and two hundred and fifty of fragrant cane,

Psalm 133:2


It is like the precious oil [of consecration] poured on the head,
Coming down on the beard,
Even the beard of Aaron,
Coming down upon the edge of his [priestly] robes [consecrating the whole body].

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let your clothes always be white [with purity], and do not let the oil [of gladness] be lacking on your head.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give off a foul odor; so a little foolishness [in one who is esteemed] outweighs wisdom and honor.

Song of Songs 1:3


“The aroma of your oils is fragrant and pleasing;
Your name is perfume poured out;
Therefore the maidens love you.

Isaiah 57:9


“You have gone to the king [of a pagan land] with oil
And increased your perfumes;
You have sent your messengers a great distance
And made them go down to Sheol (the realm of the dead).

Luke 7:37-38

Now there was a woman in the city who was [known as] a sinner; and when she found out that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume;

Luke 7:46

You did not [even] anoint My head with [ordinary] oil, but she has anointed My feet with [costly and rare] perfume.

John 12:2-3

So they gave a supper for Him there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

Came

General references

Bible References

Came

John 12:2
So they gave a supper for Him there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

Very

Exodus 30:23
“Take for yourself the best spices: five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much—two hundred and fifty—of sweet-scented cinnamon, and two hundred and fifty of fragrant cane,
Psalm 133:2

It is like the precious oil [of consecration] poured on the head,
Coming down on the beard,
Even the beard of Aaron,
Coming down upon the edge of his [priestly] robes [consecrating the whole body].
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let your clothes always be white [with purity], and do not let the oil [of gladness] be lacking on your head.
Ecclesiastes 10:1
Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give off a foul odor; so a little foolishness [in one who is esteemed] outweighs wisdom and honor.
Song of Songs 1:3

“The aroma of your oils is fragrant and pleasing;
Your name is perfume poured out;
Therefore the maidens love you.
Isaiah 57:9

“You have gone to the king [of a pagan land] with oil
And increased your perfumes;
You have sent your messengers a great distance
And made them go down to Sheol (the realm of the dead).
Luke 7:37
Now there was a woman in the city who was [known as] a sinner; and when she found out that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume;

General references

Deuteronomy 28:21
The Lord will make the pestilence and plague cling to you until He has consumed and eliminated you from the land which you are entering to possess.