Leviticus 2:10

And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.

Cross-reference

Leviticus 2:3 states the same rule: the remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons as most holy.

Leviticus 5:13 explicitly refers back: 'the remainder shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering.'

Leviticus 6:16 repeats the instruction: the rest of the grain offering is eaten by Aaron and his sons in a holy place.

Leviticus 6:23 contrasts: every grain offering of a priest is wholly burned, not eaten — an exception to the rule.

Leviticus 7:9 assigns the grain offering to the priest who offers it, aligning with the remainder rule.

Leviticus 21:22 permits blemished priests to eat most holy things like the grain offering remainder.

Leviticus 22:4 restricts eating holy offerings when unclean, affecting the grain offering remainder.

2 Chronicles 31:14 Historical context

In 2 Chronicles 31:14, this same principle of reserving the most holy grain offering for priests is enacted under Hezekiah's reforms.

Ezra 2:63 Historical context

In Ezra 2:63, the governor excludes unverified priests from the most holy food, directly applying the rule that only Aaron's sons may eat it.

Nehemiah 7:65 Historical context

In Nehemiah 7:65, the same restriction from Ezra is repeated: unverified priests cannot eat the most holy offerings until a priest consults Urim and Thummim.

Ezekiel 42:13 locates the eating of the most holy grain offering in the temple's holy chambers, showing the law's continued application in the visionary temple.

In Ezekiel 44:29, the priests are again promised the grain offering as their food, reaffirming the provision of the most holy portion.