Tithe

The Israelites had to present a tenth (tithe) of the produce of the harvest or the flock as an offering to God. Jacob was the first to promise to give God a tenth of everything he earned (Genesis 28:22).

What was Done with the Tithes?

Related Bible passages

Deuteronomy 14.22 Deuteronomy 14.28 Nehemiah 10.36 - Nehemiah 10.39 Tobit 1.6 - Tobit 1.7 Luke 18.12 Numbers 18.21 - Numbers 18.32

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