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Deut 8:17-18

Deuteronomy 8:17–18 NIV

You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

What is the Tithe?

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary Tithe

The religious act of giving a tenth for the support of a religious purpose.

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible Tithe, Tithing

Words deriving from Old English for “tenth,” and representing a charge upon produce or labor levied for the maintenance mainly of religious activities. The custom is very ancient (Abraham paid tithe of spoil to Melchizedek, Gn 14:20; cf. 28:22), and widely practiced, being known in Athens, Arabia, Rome, Carthage, Egypt, Syria, Babylon, and China.