Holy anointing oil

The holy anointing oil (Hebrew: שמן המשחה "shemen ha-mishchah", "oil of anointing") formed an integral part of the ordination of the priesthood and the High Priest as well as in the consecration of the articles of the Tabernacle () and subsequent temples in Jerusalem. The primary purpose of anointing with the holy anointing oil was to sanctify, to set the anointed person or object apart as "qodesh", or "holy" ().
Originally, the oil was used exclusively for the priests and the Tabernacle articles, but its use was later extended to include kings (). It was forbidden to be used on an outsider (