77 Bible Verses about Oil

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Job 24:11

They make oil within the walls of these men. They tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.

Matthew 26:36

Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit ye here until, after going, I may pray there.

1 Chronicles 12:40

Moreover those who were near to them, [even] as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, provisions of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and

2 Chronicles 11:11

And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.

Exodus 27:20

And thou shall command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually

Leviticus 24:2

Command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

Exodus 35:14

the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light,

Exodus 39:37

the pure candlestick, the lamps of it, even the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels of it, and the oil for the light,

Numbers 4:9

And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, and all the oil vessels of it, with which they minister to it.

Matthew 25:1-10

Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to the bridegroom's gathering. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish, foolish women, who, having taken their lamps, took no olive oil with them.read more.
But the wise took olive oil in their vessels with their lamps. Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight a shout occurred, Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go ye forth for his gathering. Then all those virgins were roused, and put their lamps in order. And the foolish said to the wise, Give us from your olive oil, because our lamps are going out. But the wise answered, saying, Perhaps there may not be enough for us and you. But go ye rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came. And the prepared entered in with him for the wedding festivities, and the door was shut.

1 Kings 17:12-16

And she said, As LORD thy God lives, I do not have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse. And, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it, And Elijah said to her, Fear not, go and do as thou have said. But make me of it a little cake first, and bring it forth to me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son. For thus says LORD, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not be used up, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that LORD sends rain upon the earth.read more.
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah. And she, and he, and her house, ate [many] days. The jar of meal was not used up, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of LORD, which he spoke by Elijah.

Exodus 29:23

and one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before LORD,

Numbers 11:8

The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. And the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

Isaiah 1:6

From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it, [but] wounds, and bruises, and fresh stripes. They have not been closed nor bound up nor soothed with oil.

Psalm 55:21

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Luke 10:34

And having come, he wrapped up his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. And having set him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Nehemiah 10:39

For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of the oil, to the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and

Exodus 25:6

oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

Exodus 35:8

and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

Numbers 4:16

And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it: the sa

1 Chronicles 9:29

Some of them were also appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

Ezra 6:9

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, [also] wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given the

Exodus 30:23-33

Take thou also to thee the chief spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty, and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin. And thou shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.read more.
And thou shall anoint with it the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the table and all the vessels of it, and the candlestick and the vessels of it, and the altar of incense, and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels of it, and the laver and the base of it. And thou shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy. And thou shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. And thou shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations. Upon the flesh of man it shall not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition of it. It is holy, [and] it shall be holy to you. Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.

Exodus 31:11

and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded thee they shall do.

Exodus 37:29

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.

Genesis 28:18

And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

Genesis 31:13

I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointed a pillar, where thou vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get thee out from this land, and return to the land of thy nativity.

Genesis 35:14

And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. And he poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.

Exodus 40:9-11

And thou shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shall hallow it, and all the furniture of it. And it shall be holy. And thou shall anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar. And the altar shall be most holy. And thou shall anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.

Leviticus 8:10-11

And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and sanctified them. And he sprinkled of it upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the laver and its base, to sanctify them.

Exodus 29:21

And thou shall take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him. And he shall be hallowed, and his

Leviticus 8:30

And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him, and sanctified Aaron, his garments, and his so

Leviticus 10:7

And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting, lest ye die, for the anointing oil of LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

Leviticus 21:10-12

And he who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor tear his clothes, neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother, neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God, for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am LORD.

Psalm 133:2

It is like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, that came down upon the skirt of his garments,

Zechariah 4:12-14

And I answered the second time, and said to him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that empty the golden [oil] out of themselves? And he answered me and said, Do thou not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord. Then he said, These are the two anointed ones, who stand by LORD of the whole earth.

1 Samuel 10:1

Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that LORD has anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?

1 Samuel 16:13

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

Psalm 89:20

I have found David my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him,

1 Kings 1:39

And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the tent, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, Live, king Solomon.

2 Kings 9:1-6

And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up thy loins, and take this vial of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead. And when thou come there, look out there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brothers, and carry him to an inner chamber. Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus says LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and delay not.read more.
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. And when he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting. And he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, To which of us all? And he said, To thee, O captain. And he arose, and went into the house. And he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, Thus says LORD, the God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of LORD, even over Israel.

Leviticus 14:15-18

And the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand. And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before LORD. And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand the priest shall put upon the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the tread more.
And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him who is to be cleansed, and the priest shall make atonement for him before LORD.

Exodus 29:2

and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil, of fine wheaten flour shall thou make them,

Numbers 8:8

Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering--fine flour mingled with oil. And thou shall take another young bullock for a sin-offering.

Exodus 29:40

And with the one lamb a tenth part [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil, and the fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink-offering.

Numbers 28:5

and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.

Leviticus 2:1-7

And when anyone offers an oblation of a meal-offering to LORD, his oblation shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense on it. And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests, and he shall take out of it his handful of the fine flour of it, and of the oil of it, with all the frankincense of it. And the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, And that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. It is a thing most holy of the offerings of LORD made by fire.read more.
And when thou offer an oblation of a meal-offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the baking-pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. Thou shall part it in pieces, and pour oil in it. It is a meal-offering. And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the frying-pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.

Leviticus 6:20-21

This is the oblation of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer to LORD in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half of it in th It shall be made with oil on a baking-pan. Thou shall bring it in when it is soaked. Thou shall offer the meal-offering in baked pieces for a sweet savor to LORD.

Numbers 7:13

And his oblation was one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-off

Leviticus 7:12

If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour soaked.

Numbers 6:15

and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings.

Numbers 28:9

And on the Sabbath day two he-lambs a year old without blemish, and two tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, and the drink-offering of it.

Ezekiel 46:4-5

And the burnt-offering that the ruler shall offer to LORD shall be on the Sabbath day six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish, and the meal-offering shall be an ephah for the ram, and the meal-offering for the lambs as he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah.

Leviticus 5:11

But if his means is not sufficient for two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his oblation for that by which he has sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering. He shall put no oil upon

Numbers 5:15

then the man shall bring his wife to the priest. And shall bring her oblation for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal. He shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense on it, for it is a meal-offering of jealousy, a me

Deuteronomy 32:13

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he ate the increase of the field, and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock,

Deuteronomy 7:13

And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee. He will also bless the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy ground, thy grain and thy new wine and thine oil, the increase of thy cattle and the young of thy flock, in the

Deuteronomy 8:7-8

For LORD thy God brings thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey,

Deuteronomy 11:14

that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou may gather in thy grain, and thy new wine, and thine oil.

Deuteronomy 28:40

Thou shall have olive trees throughout all thy borders, but thou shall not anoint thyself with the oil, for thine olive shall drop off.

Deuteronomy 28:51

and shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed, that also shall not leave thee grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of thy cattle, or the young of thy flock, until they have caused thee

Joel 1:10

The field is laid waste; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes.

Micah 6:15

Thou shall sow, but shall not reap, thou shall tread the olives, but shall not anoint thee with oil, and the vintage, but shall not drink the wine.

Haggai 1:11

And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground brings forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of th

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1 Kings 5:11

And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil; thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year.

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants. They traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

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Deuteronomy 12:17

Thou may not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy grain, or of thy new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vow, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the heave-offering of

Ezekiel 16:13

Thus thou were decked with gold and silver, and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work. Thou ate fine flour, and honey, and oil. And thou were very beautiful, and thou prospered to royalty.

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Oil » Illuminating

1 John 2:27

And for you, the anointing that ye received from him abides in you, and ye have no need that any man teach you, but as the same anointing teaches you about all things, and is TRUE and is no lie, and just as it taught you, ye will a

Matthew 25:3-4

foolish women, who, having taken their lamps, took no olive oil with them. But the wise took olive oil in their vessels with their lamps.

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Oil » Consecrating

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Oil » Healing

Luke 10:34

And having come, he wrapped up his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. And having set him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Oil » Comforting

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Deuteronomy 12:17

Thou may not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy grain, or of thy new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vow, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the heave-offering of

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Deuteronomy 12:17

Thou may not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy grain, or of thy new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vow, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the heave-offering of

Ezekiel 16:13

Thus thou were decked with gold and silver, and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work. Thou ate fine flour, and honey, and oil. And thou were very beautiful, and thou prospered to royalty.

Meat offerings » Used with » Oil » Incense

Leviticus 2:4

And when thou offer an oblation of a meal-offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

Leviticus 2:1

And when anyone offers an oblation of a meal-offering to LORD, his oblation shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense on it.

Leviticus 2:15

And thou shall put oil upon it, and lay frankincense on it. It is a meal-offering.

Oil » For anointing

1 Samuel 10:1

Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that LORD has anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?

Psalm 133:2

It is like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, that came down upon the skirt of his garments,

Exodus 30:25

And thou shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.

1 Chronicles 9:30

And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

More verses: Exodus 37:29

Oil » For food

1 Kings 17:12

And she said, As LORD thy God lives, I do not have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse. And, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it,

Exodus 29:2

and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil, of fine wheaten flour shall thou make them,

Ezekiel 16:13

Thus thou were decked with gold and silver, and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work. Thou ate fine flour, and honey, and oil. And thou were very beautiful, and thou prospered to royalty.

Leviticus 6:15

And he shall take up his handful from it, of the fine flour of the meal-offering, and of the oil of it, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal-offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor, as the memorial o

Leviticus 2:15

And thou shall put oil upon it, and lay frankincense on it. It is a meal-offering.

Oil » Used for food

Leviticus 14:21

And if he is poor, and cannot get so much, then he shall take one he-lamb for a trespass-offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth part [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering, and a lo

1 Kings 17:12-16

And she said, As LORD thy God lives, I do not have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse. And, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it, And Elijah said to her, Fear not, go and do as thou have said. But make me of it a little cake first, and bring it forth to me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son. For thus says LORD, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not be used up, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that LORD sends rain upon the earth. read more.
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah. And she, and he, and her house, ate [many] days. The jar of meal was not used up, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of LORD, which he spoke by Elijah.

Deuteronomy 12:17

Thou may not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy grain, or of thy new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vow, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the heave-offering of

Ezekiel 16:13

Thus thou were decked with gold and silver, and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work. Thou ate fine flour, and honey, and oil. And thou were very beautiful, and thou prospered to royalty.

Oil » Figuratively used

Psalm 141:5

Let a righteous man smite me, [as] a kindness. And let him reprove me, [as] oil upon the head. Let not my head refuse it. For even in their wickedness my prayer shall continue.

Zechariah 4:12

And I answered the second time, and said to him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that empty the golden [oil] out of themselves?

Oil » Sacred

Exodus 39:38

and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door of the tent,

1 Chronicles 9:30

And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

Exodus 30:23-25

Take thou also to thee the chief spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty, and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin. And thou shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.

Exodus 37:29

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.

Numbers 4:16

And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it: the sa

Oil » As a remedy

Isaiah 1:6

From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it, [but] wounds, and bruises, and fresh stripes. They have not been closed nor bound up nor soothed with oil.

Luke 10:34

And having come, he wrapped up his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. And having set him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Oil » First-fruits of, given to God

Deuteronomy 18:4

The first-fruits of thy grain, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, thou shall give him.

2 Chronicles 31:5

And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the sons of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field. And they brought in the tithe of all things abundantly.

Nehemiah 10:37

and that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the new wine and the oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground

Oil » For lamps

Exodus 27:20

And thou shall command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually

Leviticus 24:2

Command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

Matthew 25:3

foolish women, who, having taken their lamps, took no olive oil with them.

Oil » Used » For anointing to offices of trust

1 Kings 19:16

And thou shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel. And thou shall anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah to be prophet in thy place.

1 Samuel 10:1

Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that LORD has anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?

Oil » Illustrative of » The unction of the holy spirit

Psalm 89:20

I have found David my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him,

Zechariah 4:12

And I answered the second time, and said to him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that empty the golden [oil] out of themselves?

Oil » Used » For lamps

Exodus 27:20

And thou shall command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually

Exodus 25:6

oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

Matthew 25:3

foolish women, who, having taken their lamps, took no olive oil with them.

Oil » Exported

1 Kings 5:11

And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil; thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year.

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants. They traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim feeds on wind, and follows after the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. And they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

Oil » Used » For anointing the person

Luke 7:46

Thou did not anoint my head with olive oil, but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.

Oil » Used » In God's worship

Numbers 15:4-10

then he who offers his oblation shall offer to LORD a meal-offering of a tenth part [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of oil. And wine for the drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin, thou shall prepare with the burnt-offering, or for the sacrifice, for each lamb. Or for a ram, thou shall prepare for a meal-offering two tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with the third part of a hin of oil. read more.
And for the drink-offering thou shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a sweet savor to LORD. And when thou prepare a bullock for a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace-offerings to LORD; then he shall offer with the bullock a meal-offering of three tenth parts [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with half a hin of oil. And thou shall offer for the drink-offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to LORD.

Leviticus 7:10

And every meal-offering, mingled with oil, or dry, all the sons of Aaron shall have, one as well as another.

Oil » Kinds of, mentioned » Olive

Leviticus 24:2

Command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

Exodus 30:24

and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.

Oil » Used » For food

1 Kings 17:12

And she said, As LORD thy God lives, I do not have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse. And, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it,

Ezekiel 16:13

Thus thou were decked with gold and silver, and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and embroidered work. Thou ate fine flour, and honey, and oil. And thou were very beautiful, and thou prospered to royalty.

Oil » Used for anointing kings

1 Samuel 10:1

Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that LORD has anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?

1 Samuel 16:13

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

1 Kings 1:39

And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the tent, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, Live, king Solomon.

1 Samuel 16:1

And LORD said to Samuel, How long will thou mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and go. I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for me a king among

Oil » The ointments of the jews made of perfumes mixed with

John 12:3

Mary therefore, after taking a pound of ointment of very costly genuine spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled of the aroma of the ointment.

Exodus 30:23-25

Take thou also to thee the chief spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty, and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin. And thou shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.

Oil » Illuminating, for tabernacle

Exodus 27:20

And thou shall command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually

Exodus 25:6

oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

Leviticus 24:2-4

Command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually. Aaron shall keep it outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, in order from evening to morning before LORD continually. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. He shall keep the lamps upon the pure candlestick in order before LORD continually.

Oil » Used for the head

Luke 7:46

Thou did not anoint my head with olive oil, but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.

Oil » Extracted by presses

Haggai 2:16

Through all that time, when a man came to a heap of twenty [measures], there were but ten. When he came to the wine vat to draw out fifty [vessels], there were but twenty.

Micah 6:15

Thou shall sow, but shall not reap, thou shall tread the olives, but shall not anoint thee with oil, and the vintage, but shall not drink the wine.

Oil » Sold by measure

1 Kings 5:11

And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil; thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year.

Luke 16:6

And he said, A hundred measures of olive oil. And he said to him, Receive thy document, and having sat down, quickly write fifty.

Oil » Described as » Healing

Isaiah 1:6

From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it, [but] wounds, and bruises, and fresh stripes. They have not been closed nor bound up nor soothed with oil.

Luke 10:34

And having come, he wrapped up his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. And having set him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Oil » Used » For anointing the sick

Oil » Used » In idolatrous worship

Hosea 2:5

for their mother has played the harlot. She who conceived them has done shamefully, for she said, I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.

Oil » Kept in » Storehouses

2 Chronicles 32:28

also store-houses for the increase of grain and new wine and oil, and stalls for all manner of beasts, and flocks in folds.

Oil » Kept in » Cellars

1 Chronicles 27:28

And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite. And over the cellars of oil was Joash.

Oil » Stores of, laid up in fortified cities

2 Chronicles 11:11

And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.

Oil » Was titheable by the law

Deuteronomy 12:17

Thou may not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy grain, or of thy new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vow, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the heave-offering of

Oil » Comes from the earth

Psalm 104:14-15

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbage for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth, and wine that makes glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.

Oil » Canaan abounded in

Deuteronomy 8:8

a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey,

Oil » Given by God

Psalm 104:14-15

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbage for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth, and wine that makes glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.

Oil » Jews often extravagant in the use of

Oil » Kept in » Cruises

1 Kings 17:12

And she said, As LORD thy God lives, I do not have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse. And, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it,

Oil » Miraculous increase of

2 Kings 4:2-6

And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what have thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has not anything in the house except a pot of oil. Then he said, Go, borrow for thee vessels abroad from all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And thou shall go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and thou shall set aside that which is full. read more.
So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons. They brought [the vessels] to her, and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said to her, There is no more a vessel. And the oil halted.

Oil » Described as » Smooth

Proverbs 5:3

For the lips of an interloping woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.

Oil » Described as » Penetrating

Psalm 109:18

He also clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, and it came into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones.

Oil » Kept in » Horns

1 Kings 1:39

And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the tent, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, Live, king Solomon.

Oil » Kinds of, mentioned » myrrh

Esther 2:12

Now when the turn of every maiden came to go in to king Ahasuerus, after it had been done to her according to the law for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, [namely], six months with

Oil » Illustrative of » The consolation of the gospel

Oil » Illustrative of » Kind reproof

Psalm 141:5

Let a righteous man smite me, [as] a kindness. And let him reprove me, [as] oil upon the head. Let not my head refuse it. For even in their wickedness my prayer shall continue.

Oil » Described as » Soft

Psalm 55:21

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Oil » Kept in » Boxes

2 Kings 9:1

And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up thy loins, and take this vial of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

Oil » Kept in » Pots

2 Kings 4:2

And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what have thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has not anything in the house except a pot of oil.

Oil » Punishment for profaning

Exodus 30:31-33

And thou shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations. Upon the flesh of man it shall not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition of it. It is holy, [and] it shall be holy to you. Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.

Oil » When fresh especially esteemed

Psalm 92:10

But thou have exalted my horn like the wild ox's. I am anointed with fresh oil,

Oil » Failure of, a severe calamity

Haggai 1:11

And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground brings forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of th

Oil » Dealing in, a trade

2 Kings 4:7

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons from the rest.

Oil » Used for idols

Ezekiel 23:41

and sat upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou did set my incense and my oil.

Oil » Commerce in

2 Kings 4:1-7

Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou know that thy servant feared LORD, and the creditor has come to take my two children to him to be bo And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what have thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has not anything in the house except a pot of oil. Then he said, Go, borrow for thee vessels abroad from all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. read more.
And thou shall go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and thou shall set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons. They brought [the vessels] to her, and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said to her, There is no more a vessel. And the oil halted. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons from the rest.

Oil » The poor employed in extracting

Job 24:11

They make oil within the walls of these men. They tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.

Oil » Petroleum (?)

Job 29:6

when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil to me,

Oil » For domestic use

Matthew 25:3

foolish women, who, having taken their lamps, took no olive oil with them.

Oil » Tribute paid in

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim feeds on wind, and follows after the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. And they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Oil

Trees » Varieties » Oil

Isaiah 41:19

I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the oil tree. I will set in the desert the fir tree, the pine, and the box tree together,

Victuals » List of articles » Oil

Deuteronomy 12:17

Thou may not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy grain, or of thy new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vow, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the heave-offering of

Topics on Oil

Oil For Lamps

Exodus 25:6

oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

Oil On Sacrifices

Leviticus 2:1

And when anyone offers an oblation of a meal-offering to LORD, his oblation shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense on it.

Olive Oil

Exodus 27:20

And thou shall command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually

Provision Of Oil

Hosea 2:5

for their mother has played the harlot. She who conceived them has done shamefully, for she said, I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.

Sprinkling Oil

Leviticus 8:11

And he sprinkled of it upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the laver and its base, to sanctify them.

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