19 Bible Verses about Olive Oil

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Exodus 27:20

"And command the children of Israel that they give the pure oil olive beaten for the lights to pour always into the lamps.

Leviticus 24:2

"Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for lights to pour into the lamps always,

Matthew 25:3

The foolish took their lamps, but took none oil with them.

Exodus 29:2

and unleavened bread and cakes of sweet bread tempered with oil and wafers of sweet bread anointed with oil - of wheaten flour shalt thou make them -

Leviticus 2:15

And then pour oil thereto, and put frankincense thereon: and so it is a meat offering.

Leviticus 6:15

and one of them shall take his handful of the flour of the meat offering and of the oil with all the frankincense which is thereon, and shall burn it unto a remembrance upon the altar to be a sweet savour of the memorial of it unto the LORD.

1 Kings 17:12

And she answered, "As surely as the LORD thy God liveth, I have no bread, but even a handful of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse. And see, I have gathered a few sticks for to go and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it and then die."

Ezekiel 16:13

Thus wast thou decked with silver and gold, and thy raiment was of fine white silk, of needle work and divers colors. Thou didst eat nothing but simnels, honey and oil: marvelous goodly wast thou, and beautiful, yea even a very Queen wast thou.

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous rather smite me friendly, and reprove me: so will I take it as though he had poured oil on my head; it shall not hurt my head. Yea, I will pray yet for their wickedness.

Zechariah 4:12

I spake moreover, and said unto him, 'What be these two olive branches which, through the two golden pipes, empty themselves into the gold?'

Exodus 30:25

And make of them holy anointing oil even an oil compound after the craft of the apothecary.

Exodus 37:29

And he made the holy anointing oil and the sweet pure cense after the apothecary's craft.

1 Samuel 10:1

And then Samuel took a box of oil and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, "The LORD hath anointed thee to be a captain over his inheritance.

1 Chronicles 9:30

But certain of the sons of the priests were set to make sweet savours.

Psalm 133:2

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down unto the beard; even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing.

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Olive oil » For anointing

1 Samuel 10:1

And then Samuel took a box of oil and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, "The LORD hath anointed thee to be a captain over his inheritance.

Psalm 133:2

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down unto the beard; even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing.

Exodus 30:25

And make of them holy anointing oil even an oil compound after the craft of the apothecary.

1 Chronicles 9:30

But certain of the sons of the priests were set to make sweet savours.

More verses: Exodus 37:29

Olive oil » For food

1 Kings 17:12

And she answered, "As surely as the LORD thy God liveth, I have no bread, but even a handful of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse. And see, I have gathered a few sticks for to go and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it and then die."

Exodus 29:2

and unleavened bread and cakes of sweet bread tempered with oil and wafers of sweet bread anointed with oil - of wheaten flour shalt thou make them -

Ezekiel 16:13

Thus wast thou decked with silver and gold, and thy raiment was of fine white silk, of needle work and divers colors. Thou didst eat nothing but simnels, honey and oil: marvelous goodly wast thou, and beautiful, yea even a very Queen wast thou.

Leviticus 6:15

and one of them shall take his handful of the flour of the meat offering and of the oil with all the frankincense which is thereon, and shall burn it unto a remembrance upon the altar to be a sweet savour of the memorial of it unto the LORD.

Leviticus 2:15

And then pour oil thereto, and put frankincense thereon: and so it is a meat offering.

Olive oil » Figuratively used

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous rather smite me friendly, and reprove me: so will I take it as though he had poured oil on my head; it shall not hurt my head. Yea, I will pray yet for their wickedness.

Zechariah 4:12

I spake moreover, and said unto him, 'What be these two olive branches which, through the two golden pipes, empty themselves into the gold?'

Olive oil » For lamps

Exodus 27:20

"And command the children of Israel that they give the pure oil olive beaten for the lights to pour always into the lamps.

Leviticus 24:2

"Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for lights to pour into the lamps always,

Matthew 25:3

The foolish took their lamps, but took none oil with them.

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