Holy anointing oil

Holy anointing oil

The holy anointing oil described in Exodus was created from 500 shekels (about 6 kg) of myrrh, half as much (about 3 kg) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels (about 3 kg) of fragrant cane, "kaneh bosm," variously translated as calamus or cannabis), [Kaplan, Aryeh. "The Living Torah" New York 1981. p. 442. ] 500 shekels (about 6kg) of cassia, and a hin (about 4 L) of olive oil.

The oil was used to anoint the vessels of the Tabernacle and the High Priest, and is traditionally regarded as the oil used by prophets to anoint Saul, David, and other kings of ancient Israel. The title Messiah means literally covered in oil, Anointed.

ee also

*Abramelin oil
*Anointing
*Chrism
*Shemen Afarsimon
*Spiritual use of cannabis

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