Deuteronomy 11:14 (WEB)
that I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil.
Catechism · 1
“Anointing, in Biblical and other ancient symbolism, is rich in meaning: oil is a sign of abundance and joy;” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Deut 11:14; Pss 23:5; 104:15.
Fathers and councils · 1
“All this Abraham undergoes that he may dwell in a land of promise watered from above, and not like Egypt, from below, no producer of herbs for the weak and ailing, but a land that looks for the early and the latter rain from heaven.” — editor's note: Deut. xi. 14.
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Cited together in Catechism §1293.
Cited together in Catechism §1293.
Cited together in Catechism §1293.
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John 4:14 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 11:14 (8 words in common).