Temple sacrifices were anointed with oil. Interestingly, a messiah is a king or priest anointed with oil.
A+N+O+I+N+T = 73 = S+A+C+R+I+F+I+C+E
“If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.”- The Bible
“And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams and a thousand lambs with their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel - and did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor - and Zadok to be priest.”
- The Bible
“Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.” - Ambrose Bierce
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