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.