Olive oil was important in Israelite economy (Num. 18: 12), used for light (Exod. 27: 20), cooking (Ezek. 16: 13), and healing (Mark 6: 13), and as hair conditioner (Ps. 23: 5). See anointing.
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"oil." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 19, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1366>.
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"oil." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1366 (accessed May 19, 2013).