The term “grain offering” (minḥāh) has been translated various ways in English Bibles: “cereal offering,” “grain offering,” or “meal offering.” In nonreligious usage the minḥāh was expressed in the form of money that was paid by a vassal king to his overlord as a sign of his continuing good will and faithfulness (Judges 3:15, Judges 3:17–18; 2 Samuel 8:6; 1 Kings 4:21; 1 Kings 10:25; 2 Kings 17:3). In Leviticus 2, the grain offering is understood as a tribute from the faithful worshipper to his divine Lord.
1 “When anyone brings a grain offering as an offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it