Leviticus 6:18

All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the Lord made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.

Cross-reference

Leviticus 6:29 reaffirms that every male priest may eat the most holy offerings, directly echoing the eligibility rule stated here.

Leviticus 22:3-7 adds a condition of ceremonial cleanness for priests eating holy offerings, qualifying the general permission in 6:18.

Leviticus 21:21 restricts a blemished priest from offering sacrifices but does not forbid eating the most holy food, clarifying the scope of eligibility.

Numbers 18:10 reiterates that the grain offering is most holy and must be eaten in a holy place by the priests, reinforcing the same instructions.

Numbers 5:9 Parallel

Numbers 5:9 assigns all holy contributions to the priest, aligning with Leviticus 6:18 where male priests eat the grain offering as their perpetual share.

Numbers 18:8 gives Aaron charge of consecrated things as a perpetual portion, directly echoing Leviticus 6:18's provision for priestly eating of offerings.

Exodus 29:37 Related theme

Exodus 29:37 declares the altar most holy and that anything touching it becomes holy, providing background on the sanctity that underlies holy food rules.

Haggai 2:12-14 questions whether holiness transfers by contact, contrasting with the inherent sanctity of the most holy offerings here.