I am thy part and thine inheritance - The principal part of what was offered to God was the portion of the priests, therefore they had no inheritance of land in Israel; independently of that they had a very ample provision for their support. The rabbins say twenty-four gifts were given to the priests, and they are all expressed in the law. Eight of those gifts the priests ate nowhere but in the sanctuary: these eight are the following: -

1.The flesh of the Sin-Offering, whether of beasts or fowls, Leviticus 6:25, Leviticus 6:26.

2.The flesh of the Trespass-Offering, Leviticus 7:1, Leviticus 7:6.

3.The Peace-Offerings of the congregation, Leviticus 23:19, Leviticus 23:20.

4.The remainder of the Omer or Sheaf, Leviticus 23:10, etc.

5.The remnants of the Meat-Offerings of the Israelites, Leviticus 6:16.

6.The two Loaves, Leviticus 23:17.

7.The Shew-Bread, Leviticus 24:9.

8.The Log of oil offered by the leper, Leviticus 14:10, etc.

Five of those gifts they ate only in Jerusalem: -

1.The breast and shoulder of the Peace-Offerings, Leviticus 7:31, Leviticus 7:34.

2.The Heave-Offering of the sacrifice of confession, Leviticus 7:12-14.

3.The Heave-Offering of the Nazarite' s ram, Leviticus 6:17-20.

4.The Firstling of the clean beast, Numbers 18:15; Deuteronomy 15:19, Deuteronomy 15:20.

5.The First-Fruits, Numbers 18:13.

Five gifts were not due unto them by the law, but in the land of Israel only: -

1.The heave-offering or First-Fruits, Numbers 18:12.

2.The heave-offering of the Tithe, Numbers 18:28.

3.The Cake, Numbers 15:20.

These three were holy.

4.The first-fruits of the Fleece, Deuteronomy 18:4.

5.The Field of Possession, Numbers 35.

These two were common.

Five gifts were due unto them both within and without the land: -

1.The gifts of the Beasts Slain, Deuteronomy 18:3.

2.The redemption of the First-Born Son, Numbers 18:15.

3.The Lamb for the firstling of an ass, Exodus 4:20; Numbers 18.

4.The restitution of that taken by violence from a stranger, Numbers 5:8.

5.All Devoted things, Numbers 18:14.

One gift was due unto them from the sanctuary: -

1.The skins of the burnt-offering, and all the skins of the other most holy things, Leviticus 7:8.

In all 24. See Ainsworth.

The gifts which the females of the priests' families had a part in were these: -

1.The heave-offering, or first-fruits.

2.The heave-offering of the tithe.

3.The cake.

4.The gifts of the beast, Deuteronomy 18:3.

5.The first of the fleece.

- See Mishna, Tract. Biccurim, and Ainsworth on the Pentateuch.

Besides all this the priests had the tribute money mentioned Numbers 31:28, Numbers 31:29.

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