Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.

General references

Bible References

The heave

Numbers 18:8
Then the LORD told Aaron, "Look! I am indeed placing you in charge of my raised offerings and the holy things concerning the Israelis. Because of your anointing, I'm giving you and your sons a prescribed portion forever.
Numbers 15:19
when you have eaten some of the bread that the land produces, you are to offer a raised offering to the LORD.
Numbers 31:29
You are to take half their share and give it to Eleazar the priest as a raised offering to the LORD.
Leviticus 7:14
He is to present one from each grain offering, a separate offering to the LORD. It will belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering.
Deuteronomy 12:6
Bring your burnt offerings there, along with your sacrifices, your tithes, your hand-carried gifts, your offerings in fulfillment of promises, your freely given offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
2 Chronicles 31:4
Hezekiah also directed the people who lived in Jerusalem to give what was due to the priests and descendants of Levi, so they could be strengthened in the LORD's Law.

It is a

Leviticus 2:13
"Also, be sure to rub every offering from your grain offering with salt. You are not ever to remove the salt of the covenant of your God from your grain offering. Present all your offerings with salt."
2 Chronicles 13:5
"Listen to me, Jeroboam and Israel! Don't you know that the LORD God of Israel assigned the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever by a salt covenant?

General references

Leviticus 7:32
From the sacrifices of your peace offerings give the right thigh to the priest as a raised offering to the LORD.

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