500 shekels of cassia — all according to the sanctuary shekel — and a hin of olive oil. Cassia (500 shekels) and a hin of olive oil complete the formula. The total aromatic ingredients: approximately 3,750 shekels of spices in one hin of olive oil. The sanctuary shekel standard ensures precise measurement — the anointing oil is not approximate but exact. The olive oil that serves as the carrier for all the aromatics is the same oil that fuels the lampstand and forms the base for the grain offerings. The oil of the anointing is the oil of the light and the offering — the same substance serves multiple covenant functions, each one sacred.

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