Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.

Eat before

The firstlings

General references

Bible References

Eat before

Deuteronomy 12:5
But to the place which LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even to his habitation ye shall seek, and there thou shall come.

The firstlings

Deuteronomy 15:19
All the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou shall sanctify to LORD thy God. Thou shall do no work with the firstling of thy herd, nor shear the firstling of thy flock.

General references

Leviticus 27:30
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is LORD's; it is holy to LORD.
John 2:14
And he found sitting in the temple those who sell oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers.