Leviticus 7:31
And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 7:34 specifies that the waved breast and presented thigh are given to Aaron and his sons — expanding on the breast portion in Leviticus 7:31.
Leviticus 3:5 gives the procedure for burning the fat of the peace offering on the altar, directly paralleling the command in Leviticus 7:31.
Leviticus 3:11 also instructs burning the fat as a food offering to the Lord — the same ritual for the peace offering.
Leviticus 3:16 declares 'all fat is the Lord's' and that the priest burns it — identical to the fat burning in Leviticus 7:31.
Leviticus 8:29 shows Moses taking the breast as a wave offering during ordination — the same breast portion given to priests as in Leviticus 7:31.
Leviticus 8:27 shows the wave offering of ordination pieces, including the breast which becomes the priests' portion here.
Leviticus 23:20 gives the firstfruits offering to the priest as holy, echoing the principle that priests receive offerings like the breast.
Numbers 18:18 explicitly gives the priests the breast and right thigh from offerings — directly confirming the breast portion in Leviticus 7:31.
Exodus 29:13 commands burning the fat on the altar in ordination, confirming the same practice for peace offerings.
Exodus 29:27 designates the breast and thigh from the ordination ram as priestly portions, mirroring the peace offering allocation.
Numbers 6:20 applies the same breast-and-thigh allocation to the Nazirite offering, showing it as a standard priestly due.
Numbers 18:20 declares the LORD is the priests' inheritance, explaining why they receive portions like the breast from offerings.