One good tree could yield as much as 15 gallons (57 L) of oil a year. 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.
عیسی با بیان این که آن صرّافان معبد خدا را « لانهٔ راهزنان » ساخته بودند نشان داد دستمزدی که آنان از مردم مطالبه می‌کردند سرسام‌آور بود .‏