James 5:14

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church,
and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of
the Lord.
Mark 6:13
And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who
were sick and healed them.
And anointed with oil ... - Anointing with oil was in common use among the
Jews in cases of sickness. It was supposed to have a mild, soothing, and
alleviating effect on the body. In James 5:14, the elders of the church, in
connection with prayer, were directed also to anoint the sick with "oil." See
the notes at that passage. It was also used in wounds. See the notes
at Isaiah 1:6. The good Samaritan poured oil and wine into the wounds of the
waylaid Jew, Luke 10:34. Josephus says that, in the last sickness of Herod, his
physicians commanded him to be anointed with oil. It need not be supposed,
however, that the apostles used oil for mere "medical" purposes. It was used,
probably, like the imposition of hands, or like our Saviour's anointing the
eyes of the blind with clay; also as a sign, in expectation of imparting that
aid and comfort from God which was sought, and which was "represented"
by the soothing and gentle effect of oil.
6:13 They anointed with oil many that were sick - Which St. James gives as a
general direction, Jas 5:14,15, adding those peremptory words, And the Lord
shall heal him - He shall be restored to health: not by the natural efficacy of
the oil, but by the supernatural blessing of God. And it seems this was the
great standing means of healing, desperate diseases in the Christian Church,
long before extreme unction was used or heard of, which bears scarce any
resemblance to it; the former being used only as a means of health; the
latter only when life is despaired of.

Exodus 30:31-33
And you shall say to the people of Israel, This shall be my holy
anointing oil throughout your generations. It shall not be poured on
the body of an ordinary person, and you shall make no other like it
in composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. Whoever

compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall

be cut off from his people.
1 John 2:27
But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you
have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing
teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no liejust as it
has taught you, abide in him.
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to
proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty
to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty
those who are oppressed,
Revelation 6:6
And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living
creatures, saying, A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts
of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!
Exodus 40:9
Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and
all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may
become holy.
Exodus 30:30

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You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they
may serve me as priests.
Acts 10:38

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How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with
power. He went about doing good and healing all who were
oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
Psalm 23:1-6

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A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He

makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still
waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod
and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in
the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup
overflows. ...
1 John 2:20

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But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have
knowledge.
Luke 7:46

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You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet
with ointment.
Deuteronomy 32:1-52

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Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the
words of my mouth. May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech
distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like
showers upon the herb. For I will proclaim the name of the Lord;
ascribe greatness to our God! The Rock, his work is perfect, for all
his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just
and upright is he. They have dealt corruptly with him; they are no
longer his children because they are blemished; they are a crooked
and twisted generation. ...
Leviticus 8:10

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Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and
all that was in it, and consecrated them.
Exodus 30:22-25

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The Lord said to Moses, Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500
shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250,
and 250 of aromatic cane, and 500 of cassia, according to the shekel
of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil. And you shall make of these

a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy

anointing oil.
Genesis 28:18

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So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under
his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it.
Hebrews 1:9

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You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God,

your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your
companions.
Luke 7:38

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And standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his
feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and
kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.
Matthew 6:17

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But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
Ezekiel 47:1-23

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Then he brought me back to the door of the temple, and behold,

water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the
east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from
below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the
altar. Then he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me
around on the outside to the outer gate that faces toward the east;
and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side. Going on
eastward with a measuring line in his hand, the man measured a
thousand cubits, and then led me through the water, and it was
ankle-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the
water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and
led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. Again he
measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass
through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a
river that could not be passed through. ...

Psalm 133:1-3

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A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is

when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head,
running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on
the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on
the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the
blessing, life forevermore.
2 Kings 9:3

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Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, Thus says
the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel. Then open the door and flee;
do not linger.
1 Kings 19:16

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And Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel,
and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be
prophet in your place.
Deuteronomy 33:24

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And of Asher he said, Most blessed of sons be Asher; let him be the
favorite of his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22

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And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed
us, and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our
hearts as a guarantee.
Acts 19:11-12

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And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so

that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were
carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil
spirits came out of them.
Luke 10:33-34

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But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when

he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his
wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal
and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Psalm 92:10

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But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have
poured over me fresh oil.
2 Kings 9:6

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So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured
the oil on his head, saying to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of
Israel, I anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.
1 Samuel 10:1

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Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed
him and said, Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over his
people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and
you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And
this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be
prince over his heritage.
Leviticus 10:7

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And do not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest you
die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did
according to the word of Moses.
Leviticus 8:12

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And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and

anointed him to consecrate him.
Exodus 30:25

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And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the
perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.
Exodus 29:7

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You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint
him.
John 12:3

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Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure

nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair.
The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
Matthew 3:11

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I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after
me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He
will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Malachi 3:8-10

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Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, How have
we robbed you? In your tithes and contributions. You are cursed
with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. Bring
the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my
house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will
not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a
blessing until there is no more need.
Psalm 132:10

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For the sake of your servant David, do not turn away the face of
your anointed one.
2 Samuel 2:4

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And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king
over the house of Judah. When they told David, It was the men of
Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,
Exodus 28:41

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And you shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with
him, and shall anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them,
that they may serve me as priests.

1 Samuel 9:16

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Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of
Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people
Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I
have seen my people, because their cry has come to me.
Numbers 6:15

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And a basket of unleavened bread, loaves of fine flour mixed with

oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and their grain offering
and their drink offerings.
Numbers 3:3

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These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests,
whom he ordained to serve as priests.
Leviticus 21:10

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The priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the
anointing oil is poured and who has been consecrated to wear the
garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose nor tear his
clothes.
Leviticus 16:32

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And the priest who is anointed and consecrated as priest in his

father's place shall make atonement, wearing the holy linen
garments.
Leviticus 7:12

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If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the

thanksgiving sacrifice unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened
wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil.
Leviticus 6:22

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The priest from among Aaron's sons, who is anointed to succeed

him, shall offer it to the Lord as decreed forever. The whole of it shall
be burned.

Leviticus 6:20

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This is the offering that Aaron and his sons shall offer to the Lord on
the day when he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a
regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the
evening.
Leviticus 4:5

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And the anointed priest shall take some of the blood of the bull and
bring it into the tent of meeting,
Leviticus 4:3

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If it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people,
then he shall offer for the sin that he has committed a bull from the
herd without blemish to the Lord for a sin offering.
Exodus 29:21

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Then you shall take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the
anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, and on his
sons and his sons' garments with him. He and his garments shall be
holy, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.
Exodus 29:2

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And unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and

unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine
wheat flour.
Revelation 1:6

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And made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be

glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 2:9

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But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a

people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the
excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his
marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:5

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You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual

house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices
acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 13:14

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
2 Corinthians 1:21

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And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed
us,
1 Corinthians 2:4

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And my speech and my message were not in plausible words of

wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Acts 4:27

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For truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy
servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate,
along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,
Acts 2:1-47

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When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one
place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty
rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each
one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began
to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now
there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every
nation under heaven. ...
Acts 1:8

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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you,
and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
John 11:2

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It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet
with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.
John 7:1-3

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After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in

Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Now the Jews'
Feast of Booths was at hand. So his brothers said to him, Leave
here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you
are doing.
Luke 1:35

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And the angel answered her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the
child to be born will be called holythe Son of God.
Mark 16:1

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When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother
of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and
anoint him.
Isaiah 61:3

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To grant to those who mourn in Zion to give them a beautiful

headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be
called oaks of righteousness, the planting of theLord, that he may be
glorified.
Isaiah 61:1

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The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has
anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind

up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the

opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Isaiah 10:27

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And in that day his burden will depart from your shoulder, and his
yoke from your neck; and the yoke will be broken because of the
fat.
Psalm 45:7

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You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God,

your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your
companions;
2 Kings 11:12

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Then he brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and
gave him the testimony. And they proclaimed him king and anointed
him, and they clapped their hands and said, Long live the king!
2 Kings 2:9

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When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for
you, before I am taken from you. And Elisha said, Please let there
be a double portion of your spirit on me.
1 Kings 19:15-16

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And the Lord said to him, Go, return on your way to the wilderness
of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be
king over Syria. And Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be
king over Israel, and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you
shall anoint to be prophet in your place.
1 Kings 1:39

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There Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and
anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people
said, Long live King Solomon!
2 Samuel 19:21

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Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, Shall not Shimei be put to

death for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?
2 Samuel 12:7

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Nathan said to David, You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God
of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of
the hand of Saul.
2 Samuel 5:3

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So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King
David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and
they anointed David king over Israel.
2 Samuel 3:39

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And I was gentle today, though anointed king. These men, the sons
of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. The Lord repay the evildoer
according to his wickedness!
2 Samuel 1:21

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You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor
fields of offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the
shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.
1 Samuel 24:6

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He said to his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my
lord, the Lord's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he
is the Lord's anointed.
1 Samuel 16:6

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When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, Surely the Lord's
anointed is before him.
1 Samuel 16:3

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And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall
do. And you shall anoint for me him whom I declare to you.

1 Samuel 15:17

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And Samuel said, Though you are little in your own eyes, are you
not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over
Israel.
1 Samuel 15:1

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And Samuel said to Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint you king over
his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of theLord.
1 Samuel 2:10

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The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; against them

he will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
he will give strength to his king and exalt the power of his anointed.
Deuteronomy 10:1-20:20

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At that time the Lord said to me, Cut for yourself two tablets of
stone like the first, and come up to me on the mountain and make
an ark of wood. And I will write on the tablets the words that were on
the first tablets that you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.
So I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two tablets of stone like
the first, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hand.
And he wrote on the tablets, in the same writing as before, the Ten
Commandments that theLord had spoken to you on the mountain
out of the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly. And
the Lord gave them to me. Then I turned and came down from the
mountain and put the tablets in the ark that I had made. And there
they are, as the Lord commanded me. ...
Numbers 7:10

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And the chiefs offered offerings for the dedication of the altar on the
day it was anointed; and the chiefs offered their offering before the
altar.
Numbers 7:1

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On the day when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle and
had anointed and consecrated it with all its furnishings and had
anointed and consecrated the altar with all its utensils,
Leviticus 4:16

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Then the anointed priest shall bring some of the blood of the bull
into the tent of meeting,
Exodus 25:1-40

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The Lord said to Moses, Speak to the people of Israel, that they
take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him
you shall receive the contribution for me. And this is the contribution
that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze, blue and
purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats' hair, tanned
rams' skins, goatskins, acacia wood, ...
Genesis 8:11

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And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her
mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the
waters had subsided from the earth.
Acts 3:1

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Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of
prayer, the ninth hour.
1 Samuel 16:13

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Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of
his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that
day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.