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but if one did bring a meal offering made of such oil, it is not valid. But isn’t it taught in a baraita that if one did bring it, it is valid, because it is regarded merely as sap and not as oil? This contradicts this Mishnah, which assumes that it is regarded as oil.
Rav Yosef said: It is not difficult to resolve this contradiction. This baraita expresses the opinion of R' Ḥiyya, and that Mishnah expresses the opinion of R' Shimon, son of R' Yehuda HaNasi. As R' Ḥiyya would toss such oil away, as he did not consider it to be oil, and R' Shimon, son of R' Yehu
§ The Talmud digresses to discuss oil of myrrh: In describing the treatments provided to the women in preparation for their meeting with King Ahasuerus, the verse states: “For so were the days of their anointing accomplished: 6 months with oil of myrrh, and 6 months with sweet odors and with other
The Talmud notes: This explanation of Rav Yirmeya bar Abba is also taught in a baraita: R' Yehuda says: The term anpikanon is referring to olive oil produced from olives that have not yet reached 1/3rd of their growth. And why do women spread it on their bodies? They do so because it removes the ha
§ The Mishnah teaches: One may not bring meal offerings containing oil from olives that were soaked in water, nor from pickled olives, nor from boiled olives, and even if one did bring it, it is not valid. A baraita states: Olive oil produced from pickled olives, boiled olives, or olives soaked in