The gum resin that seeps from old branches and has a vanilla scent was used to make perfume. Primarily, however, the tree was prized as a source of food ​ — its berries and especially its oil. The pulp of a ripe olive is about half oil. One good tree could yield as much as 15 gallons (57 L) of oil a year.
ઈસુએ નાણાવટીઓની ઝાટકણી કાઢી, કેમ કે તેઓએ મંદિરને “લૂંટારાઓનું કોતર ” બનાવી દીધું હતું.