Bible Cross References
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1 Corinthians 10:18
Consider the people of Israel; those who eat what is offered in sacrifice share in the altar's service to God.
Leviticus 6:16-18
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The priests shall eat the rest of it. It shall be made into bread baked without yeast and eaten in a holy place, the courtyard of the Tent of the LORD's presence. The LORD has given it to the priests as their part of the food offerings. It is very holy, like the sin offerings and the repayment offerings.
18
For all time to come any of the male descendants of Aaron may eat it as their continuing share of the food offered to the LORD. Anyone else who touches a food offering will be harmed by the power of its holiness.
Leviticus 6:26-18
Leviticus 7:6-8
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Any male of the priestly families may eat it, but it must be eaten in a holy place, because it is very holy.
7
There is one regulation that applies to both the sin offering and the repayment offering: the meat belongs to the priest who offers the sacrifice.
8
The skin of an animal offered as a burnt offering belongs to the priest who offers the sacrifice.
Numbers 5:9
Also every special contribution which the Israelites offer to the LORD belongs to the priest to whom they present it.
Numbers 5:10
Each priest shall keep the offerings presented to him.
Numbers 18:8-20
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The LORD said to Aaron, "Remember that I am giving you all the special contributions made to me that are not burned as sacrifices. I am giving them to you and to your descendants as the part assigned to you forever.
9
Of the most sacred offerings not burned on the altar, the following belong to you: the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the repayment offerings. Everything that is presented to me as a sacred offering belongs to you and your sons.
10
You must eat these things in a holy place, and only males may eat them; consider them holy.
11
"In addition, any other special contributions that the Israelites present to me shall be yours. I am giving them to you, your sons, and your daughters for all time to come. Every member of your family who is ritually clean may eat them.
12
"I am giving you all the best of the first produce which the Israelites give me each year: olive oil, wine, and grain.
13
It all belongs to you. Every member of your family who is ritually clean may eat it.
14
"Everything in Israel that has been unconditionally dedicated to me belongs to you.
15
"Every first-born child or animal that the Israelites present to me belongs to you. But you must accept payment to buy back every first-born child, and must also accept payment for every first-born animal that is ritually unclean.
16
Children shall be bought back at the age of one month for the fixed price of five pieces of silver, according to the official standard.
17
But the first-born of cows, sheep, and goats are not to be bought back; they belong completely to me and are to be sacrificed. Throw their blood against the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, an odor pleasing to me.
18
The meat from them belongs to you, like the breast and the right hind leg of the special offering.
19
"I am giving to you, to your sons, and to your daughters, for all time to come, all the special contributions which the Israelites present to me. This is an unbreakable covenant that I have made with you and your descendants."
20
The LORD said to Aaron, "You will not receive any property that can be inherited, and no part of the land of Israel will be assigned to you. I, the LORD, am all you need."
Deuteronomy 10:9
That is why the tribe of Levi received no land as the other tribes did; what they received was the privilege of being the LORD's priests, as the LORD your God promised.)
Deuteronomy 18:1-5
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"The priestly tribe of Levi is not to receive any share of land in Israel; instead, they are to live on the offerings and other sacrifices given to the LORD.
2
They are to own no land, as the other tribes do; their share is the privilege of being the LORD's priests, as the LORD has promised.
3
"Whenever cattle or sheep are sacrificed, the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jaw, and the stomach.
4
They are to receive the first share of the grain, wine, olive oil, and wool.
5
The LORD chose from all your tribes the tribe of Levi to serve him as priests forever.
1 Samuel 2:28
From all the tribes of Israel I chose his family to be my priests, to serve at the altar, to burn the incense, and to wear the ephod to consult me. And I gave them the right to keep a share of the sacrifices burned on the altar.