Menachot 84 – Where Did the Grain Come From

All flour offerings can be brought from any grain, whether from the new or old crop, grown in the Land of Israel or outside, except for the Omer, which is called “the beginning of your harvest” and the two loaves of Shavuot, which are called a “new flour offering,” for the last two have to be brought from the new crop, grown in the Land of Israel.

All flour offerings must come from the choicest flour, as it says “all the choice of your vows – and which is the choicest? The villages of Machnis and Zitcha were the “alpha” of fine flour. Next in quality was the place called Aforaim, located in the valley (as opposed to another Aforaim in the mountains). All lands were therefore acceptable, but in practice they would only bring the grain from these.

Art: John Barrett - Gathering the Golden Grain near Bishopsteignton, Plymouth