The gum resin that seeps from old branches and has a vanilla scent was used to make perfume. Primarily, however, the tree was prized as a source of food ​ — its berries and especially its oil. The pulp of a ripe olive is about half oil.
यीशु का यह कहना कि सौदागर मंदिर को “लुटेरों का अड्डा ” बना रहे हैं, ज़ाहिर करता है कि शायद वे पैसा बदलने के लिए हद - से - ज़्यादा दाम ले रहे थे ।