11 Bible Verses about Anointing, Social Custom

Wash and perfume yourself and put on your best clothes. Go down to the floor. Make yourself known to the man after he is done eating and drinking.

But you exalt my horn (make me as strong) as a wild bull. I have been anointed with soothing lotion.

You went to the king with ointment and much perfume. You sent your messengers far off, and descended even to the grave.

You drink wine in bowls, and anoint yourselves with the finest oils. But you are not grieved because of the affliction of Joseph.

Anoint your head and wash your face.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.

One of the Pharisees asked him to dine with him. He went to the Pharisee's house and sat down to eat. A sinful woman went to the Pharisee's house. She brought an alabaster vase filled with ointment. Standing by his feet weeping, she wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with the hair of her head. Then she kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.read more.
The Pharisee saw it and thought to himself if this man were a prophet he would know what kind of woman touched him. She is a sinner.

Mary took a pound of very precious ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

After Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices so they could anoint him.

Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper. A woman came to him having an alabaster vase containing very precious ointment. She poured it upon his head while he was eating. The disciples saw it and were indignant. To what purpose is this waste?read more.
This ointment could have been sold for much and the money given to the poor. Jesus was aware of this and said: Why do you trouble the woman? Her expression to me was good. The poor are always with you, but I am not always with you. She poured this ointment on my body to prepare me for burial.

Joseph of Arimathaea was a disciple of Jesus. He approached Pilate secretly for fear of the Jews. He asked Pilate for permission to take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission. So he took the body away. Nicodemus also came with a mixture of myrrh and about a hundred pounds of aloes. Nicodemus is the one who came to Jesus at night. They prepared the body of Jesus for burial. They bound it in linen cloths with spices. This was the custom of the Jews.