Tithing

The practice of offering to God a tenth of the harvest of the land and of livestock, as holy to the Lord. The idea is also used in a more general sense, meaning offering one-tenth of one’s income to the Lord.

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Tithing was practised before the giving of the OT law Ge 14:18–20 See also Ge 28:22; Heb 7:1–3 Tithing under the law Tithing extends to all kinds of produce and livestock Le 27:30–32 See also 2 Ch 31:5–6; Ne 10:35–38; Ne 13:12 All tithes were paid to the Levites Nu 18:21–24; Ne 10:37–38; Heb 7:5 Tithes…