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Beaten oil
(Ex. 27:20; 29:40), obtained by pounding olives in a mortar, not by crushing them in a mill. It was reckoned the best. (See OLIVE.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Beaten oil is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Exodus 29:40
With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.
- Numbers 28:5
along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.
Scripture on Beaten oil
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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