Leviticus 6:17
It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 6:25 states the sin offering is most holy, the standard to which the grain offering's holiness is compared here.
Leviticus 6:23 contrasts with a priest's own grain offering being wholly burned, not eaten, unlike the people's offering here.
Leviticus 2:3 also declares the leftover grain offering most holy and given to priests, reinforcing Leviticus 6:17.
Leviticus 2:11 gives the same prohibition against leaven in grain offerings, reinforcing the rule stated here.
Leviticus 7:1 similarly declares the trespass offering most holy, which Leviticus 6:17 equates to the grain offering.
Leviticus 7:6 details the eating of the trespass offering by male priests in the holy place, mirroring the practice for the grain offering in Leviticus 6:16–17.
Leviticus 2:4 describes unleavened grain offerings baked in the oven, directly illustrating the 'no leaven' rule in Lev 6:17.
In Exodus 29:33, the same principle that only priests may eat the holy offerings is established for ordination sacrifices.
Numbers 18:9 confirms that grain, sin, and trespass offerings are most holy and given to priests, directly paralleling Leviticus 6:17.
Numbers 18:10 specifies eating most holy offerings in the holy place by males, matching the instructions in Leviticus 6:16–17.
Ezekiel 42:13 specifies holy chambers where priests eat the most holy offerings, providing architectural context for the place requirement.
In Nehemiah 7:65, the governor forbids eating the most holy offerings until a priest with Urim and Thummim arises, showing ongoing adherence to this rule.
Ezra 2:63 restricts most holy food to verified priests, reinforcing the exclusive priestly access in Lev 6:17.
Numbers 18:20 tells Aaron that God Himself is the priests' portion, providing the theological basis for their share of offerings.
Numbers 5:9 states that all holy contributions brought to the priest become his, generalizing the portion rule in Lev 6:17.
2 Chronicles 31:14 shows the historical distribution of most holy offerings to priests, applying the rule from Lev 6:17.
Exodus 29:37 declares the altar most holy and that whatever touches it becomes holy, paralleling the 'most holy' status of the grain offering.
Exodus 29:34 adds that leftover holy ordination meat must be burned, reinforcing the holiness of such offerings.