Olive oil was also used as lamp fuel, for ceremonial and religious purposes, as a cosmetic for the body and hair, and as a medicine to soften wounds and soothe bruises. ​ — Exodus 27: 20; Leviticus 2: 1 - 7; 8: 1 - 12; Ruth 3: 3; Luke 10: 33, 34.
Маслиновото масло се користело и за осветлување, за верски обреди, како козметичко средство за нега на телото и косата, и како лек за рани и модринки.