Symbol

Oil

Natural Kingdom Symbolic Objects 1 meaning · 2 references

Pressed from the olive; used for anointing kings, priests and the sick, and for light in the lamp.

Keywords: anointing, olive, lamp, ointment

Symbolic meaning

One symbol, many meanings — shown in the contributor’s order.

01

The Holy Spirit

Anointing with oil marks a person as set apart, and the pattern is applied to the Spirit resting on the anointed one.

1 Samuel 16:13 Zechariah 4:2–6

Minnesha 28 Aug 2026

Scriptural references

King James Version (public domain).

1 Samuel 16:13

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him … and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward.

The Holy Spirit

Zechariah 4:2–6

Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

The Holy Spirit

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Kingdom & classification

Natural Kingdom

Elements and vegetation of the created order — water, fire, wind, trees, seed, harvest.

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Symbolic Objects

Things handled or observed rather than acted, named, or numbered.

Published 28 Aug 2026 · approved by Minnesha

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