# meal offering, grain offering #

## Definition: ##

A "meal offering" or "grain offering" was a sacrifice to God in the form of grain or bread made out of grain flour.

* The term "meal" refers to grain that has been ground up into flour.
* The flour was mixed with water or oil to make a flat bread. Sometimes oil was spread on top of the bread.
* This kind of offering was usually offered together with a burnt offering. 

(See also:  [burntoffering](../other/burntoffering.md), [grain](../other/grain.md), [sacrifice](../other/sacrifice.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Ezekiel 44:30-31](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/ezk/44/30)
* [Joel 02:14](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jol/02/14)