Objects
oil
Jacob pours oil over the stone pillar at Bethel; the angel recalls this vow when commanding his return, and in Genesis 35 Jacob again pours oil on the standing-stone at Bethel.
Category
Objects
First mention
Genesis 28:18
Tags
2
Genesis 28, 31, 35Anointing
Scripture references
- Genesis 28:18
Early next morning, Jacob took the stone he had used for his pillow, and set it up as a pillar, pouring oil over the top of it.
- Genesis 31:13
I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you poured oil on a pillar and made a vow to me.
- Genesis 35:14
Jacob raised a monument at the spot where he had spoken to him, a standing-stone, on which he made a libation and poured oil.