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Leviticus 2:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Leviticus 2:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 2
Grain Offerings.[a] 1 “When anyone brings a grain offering as a sacrifice to the Lord, it is to be an offering of fine flour. He shall pour oil upon it and put incense on it 2 and bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests. He shall take a handful of the flour and the oil and all of the incense. The priest shall burn it on the altar as a memorial portion, a burnt offering, a pleasing fragrance to the Lord.[b] 3 The rest of the grain offering will be for Aaron and his sons, the most holy part[c] of the burnt offering to the Lord.
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- Leviticus 2:1 This chapter deals with the offering no longer of animals but of food; in addition, one section is addressed to priests. No yeast was allowed because it would corrupt the food.
- Leviticus 2:2 The memorial portion was the part more suited to emitting a pleasing fragrance as it was burned; the ascent of the aroma was meant to make God mindful of the offerer.
- Leviticus 2:3 Most holy part: this was the part of the people’s offering reserved for the priests who were not to share it with family members and only eat it in the sanctuary.
