Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. Cf Exodus 27:20. This oil was exceptionally pure, because all leaves, parts of branches and twigs, and all other foreign matter was removed; and the olives from which this oil was gained were not stamped or pressed in presses, but merely cut and beaten, a process which caused the oil to drain off without any other juices of the fruit.

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