4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
Olive trees produced the oil that was commonly used for cooking and for fuelling lamps. The lamps that were to burn continually in the tabernacle were to be fuelled by olive oil (Exodus 27:20; Leviticus 24:2).
4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.