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Holy Oil
Holy oil is oil set apart as sacred for use in rites. It originates in the anointing oil of the Old Testament. The Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican churches use it in sacraments and rites, while Protestant churches, depending on the denomination, use it in limited ways, such as in prayer for the sick.
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- Anointing OilBible
The anointing oil is the holy oil that God commanded Moses to make in Exodus 30. It was used to consecrate the tabernacle and its furnishings, as well as Aaron and his sons.
- Anointing of the SickWorship & Rites
The Anointing of the Sick is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, a rite in which a priest prays over a gravely ill or frail elderly person and anoints him or her with consecrated oil. Protestant churches do not recognize it as a sacrament.
- MyrrhBible
Myrrh is the fragrant resin of trees native to southern Arabia and northeastern Africa. In the Bible it was used as a spice, a cosmetic, and an ingredient in the holy anointing oil, and it appears as one of the gifts of the Magi and as a burial spice for Jesus.
- AnointingBible
Anointing is a biblical rite in which oil is poured on or applied to a person or object to set it apart for God. In the Old Testament it was performed when priests, kings, and prophets were installed, and the titles "Messiah" and "Christ" derive from this term.
- SpicesBible
In the Bible, "spices" is a general term for aromatic plant substances. Scripture associates them with the holy anointing oil and incense of the tabernacle, with royal treasuries and gifts, and with burial. They also appear in the accounts of Jesus' burial and the morning of his resurrection.
Verses in the King James Version 8, showing 6
- Numbers 35:25
And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
- Psalms 89:20
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
- Exodus 30:25
And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
- Exodus 30:31
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
- Exodus 31:11
And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
- Exodus 37:29
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
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