Matthew 26:7
7a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.Mark 14:3
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
3 aAnd while he was at bBethany in the house of Simon the leper, ▼▼Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. John 11:2
2 dIt was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.John 12:2-3
2So they gave a dinner for him there. eMartha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 3 fMary therefore took a pound ▼▼Greek litra; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams
of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
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