Opus 2025-174: Unusual Blessing

There are things in the Bible that I read which just make me scratch my head.  Maybe that is why I am going bald.  Look at this,

Deuteronomy 33:24 (KJV) And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.

The basic blessing of the children is easy to understand.  The same with his family relationships.  What is this bit about dipping his foot in oil?

This is one of those rare cases where I feel a need to look at the comment section of my software.  The only explanation I can get is that this means “may you have so much wealth that you can wash your feet in olive oil.”

In looking at suggested cross references I found this,

(Job 29:6 KJV)  When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

Unfortunately that does not deepen my understanding, just my confusion.

Cultural differences can be entertaining.

May you dip your feet in oil.

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