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OIL
Only olive oil seems to have been used among the Hebrews. It was used for many purposes: for anointing the body or the hair (Exo 29:7; 2-Sam 14:2; Psa 23:5;92:10;104:15; Luke 7:46); in some of the offerings (Exo 29:40; Lev. 7:12; Num. 6:15;15:4), but was excluded from the sin-offering (Lev. 5:11) and the jealousy-offering (Num. 5:15); for burning in lamps (Exo 25:6;27:20; Matt. 25:3); for medicinal purposes (Isa. 1:6; Luke 10:34; James 5:14); and for anointing the dead (Matt. 26:12; Luke 23:56). It was one of the most valuable products of the country (Deut. 32:13; Ezek. 16:13), and formed an article of extensive commerce with Tyre (27:17). The use of it was a sign of gladness (Psa 92:10; Isa. 61:3), and its omission a token of sorrow (2-Sam 14:2; Matt. 6:17). It was very abundant in Galilee. (See OLIVE.)
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