About The Jar

Alabaster has biblical significance. Commonly found in Palestine, alabaster is a hard stone like white marble. It is said to be one of the precious stones used in decorating Solomon’s Temple (1 Chronicles 29:2).

The beloved man in Song of Songs has legs like “alabaster columns” (ESV) or “pillars of marble” (NIV, KJV). The Bible speaks of two women who carried perfumed oil in containers made of a white, marble-like substance.

According to one source: "Ointment, oils and perfumes used to be put in vessels made of alabaster, which kept them pure and unspoiled. The boxes were often sealed or made fast with wax, to prevent the perfume from escaping."

And in John 12:3 NIV, when Mary broke open her alabaster box, "...the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume."