![]() ![]() ![]() Others were imported by way of the legendary incense trade routes from India, South Arabia, and elsewhere.Įvidence seems to bear out that the balsam oil mentioned in the Bible was cultivated in the area around En-gedi. Some of them were indigenous and grew in the Jordan Valley. The Bible mentions a number of these aromatic plants, such as aloe, balsam, bdellium gum, calamus, cassia, cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh, saffron, and spikenard. Only tiny amounts of perfume or oil could be extracted from the various flowers, fruits, leaves, resins, or bark. ( 1 Kings 10:2, 10) When King Hezekiah showed the treasures of his house to envoys from Babylon, “the balsam oil and the good oil” were proudly displayed alongside the silver, the gold, and his entire armory.- Isaiah 39:1, 2. When the queen of Sheba made her epic journey to visit King Solomon, the valuable gifts she brought included gold, precious stones, and balsam oil. Perfumes or perfumed oils were a valued commodity on a par with silver and gold. ( Ruth 3:3 2 Samuel 12:20) The Jewish maiden Esther, before being presented to King Ahasuerus, received a 12-month “spa” treatment-a 6-month massage with oil of myrrh and then another 6-month treatment with balsam oil.- Esther 2:12. Oil was used not only for protection of the skin in the hot dry climate but also for its cosmetic benefits. This is the regulation for oil: for every bath of oil, one tenth of a bath, computed by the kor, made up of ten baths, that is, a homer, for ten baths make a homer.Water was scarce in that part of the world, so scented oils were a welcome addition to the hygiene routine. The olive oil quota is to be based on the bath, measured at ten baths to each omer, which is equal to one kor.Īnd the set portion of oil, the bath of oil, shall be the tithe of the bath out of the cor, which is ten baths, even a homer for ten baths are a homer Īnd the portion of oil, the bath of oil, a tenth part of the bath out of the cor, a homer of ten baths-for ten baths a homer You must give one percent of your olive oil using the standard measure. The measure of oil also, a bate of oil is the tenth part of a core: and ten bates make a core: for ten bates fill a core.Īnd the set portion of oil, of the bath of oil, shall be the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is ten baths, even an homer for ten baths are an homer: ![]() ![]() These things will be measured according to the bath, and ten baths is the same as one homer or one cor. They will also bring one percent of their olive oil. They shall receive a tenth measure eachĪnd ye shall give as the appointed measure of oil one bath of oil out of ten baths for ten baths are a gomor. The cor equals 10 liquid measures or one standard larger capacity measure, since 10 liquid measures equal one standard larger capacity measure.Īnd the set portion of oil, of the bath of oil, the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is ten baths, even a homer (for ten baths are a homer) Īnd oil of ten measures that is a cor. The quota of oil in liquid measures will be one percent of every cor. The cor equals ten liquid measures or one standard larger capacity measure, since ten liquid measures equal one standard larger capacity measure. A kor is a homer or ten baths, for ten baths are a homer.Īnd the prescribed portion of oil ( namely, the bath of oil), a tenth of a bath from each kor ( which is ten baths or a homer, for ten baths are a homer) Īnd the prescribed portion of oil (namely, the bath of oil), a tenth of a bath from each kor (which is ten baths or a homer, for ten baths are a homer) Īnd the statute for the oil ( namely, the bath of oil), a tenth of a bath from each kor ( which is ten baths or a homer, for ten baths are a homer),Īnd the prescribed portion of oil, ( namely, the bath of oil), a tenth part of a bath from each kor ( which is ten baths or a homer, for ten baths make a homer) The ordinance concerning oil, the bath of oil, is one-tenth of a bath from a kor. The prescribed portion of oil, measured by the bath, is a tenth of a bath from each cor (a cor consists of ten baths or one homer, since ten baths are equivalent to a homer).Ĭoncerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths for ten baths are an homer: The prescribed portion of olive oil, measured by the bath, is a tenth of a bath from each cor (which consists of ten baths or one homer, for ten baths are equivalent to a homer).Īnd as the fixed portion of oil, measured in baths, one tenth of a bath from each cor (the cor, like the homer, contains ten baths). ![]()
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