Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.

The priest

Bible References

The priest

Leviticus 3:5
Then Aaron’s sons shall offer it up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire; it is an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

General references

Leviticus 8:29
Moses also took the breast and presented it for a wave offering before the Lord; it was Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Leviticus 10:14
The breast of the wave offering, however, and the thigh of the offering you may eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you; for they have been given as your due and your sons’ due out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.
Numbers 18:18
Their meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the breast of a wave offering and like the right thigh.

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