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 you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.

The firstlings

Deuteronomy 15:19
You must set apart for the Lord your God every firstborn male born to your herds and flocks. You must not work the firstborn of your bulls or shear the firstborn of your flocks.

General references

Leviticus 27:30
"'Any tithe of the land, from the grain of the land or from the fruit of the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.
John 2:14
He found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables.

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