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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
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Scofield Reference Index
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Thompson Chain Reference
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Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
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Torrey Topical Textbook
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American Tract Society
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Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Wilson's Bible Types
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Webster Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Healing-Oil
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
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Trench's NT Synonyms
• Oil

OIL, n. It seems to be named from its inflammability, for aelan, is to kindle, and to oil hence anaelan, to anneal aeled, fire. L. oleum Gr.

An unctuous substance expressed or drawn from several animal and vegetable substances. The distinctive characters of oil are inflammability, fluidity, and insolubility in water. Oils are fixed or fat, and volatile or essential. They have a smooth feel, and most of them have little taste or smell. Animal oil is found in all animal substances. Vegetable oils are produced by expression, infusion or distillation.

OIL, To smear or rub over with oil to lubricate with oil to anoint with oil.