Holy anointing oil
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The Holy anointing oil described in Exodus 30:22-25 was created from:
- 500 shekels (about 6 kg) of myrrh, according to the Ra'avad. Maimonides translates this substance as musk.[1]
- 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,[2]
- 500 shekels (about 6 kg) of cassia, and
- a hin (about 4 L according to Shiurei Torah, 7 L according to the Chazon Ish) of olive oil.
The oil was used to anoint the vessels of the Tabernacle 30:26 and the High Priest. It is traditionally regarded as the oil used by prophets to anoint Saul, David, and other kings of ancient Israel. The title Christ / Messiah means literally covered in oil, Anointed.
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- ^ Touger Eliyahu."Mishneh Torah,Sefer Ha'avodah" New York 2007. p 135.
- ^ Kaplan, Aryeh. The Living Torah New York 1981. p. 442.
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