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 unto the place which Jehovah your God doth choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, to His tabernacle ye seek, and thou hast entered thither,

The firstlings

Deuteronomy 15:19
Every firstling that is born in thy herd and in thy flock -- the male thou dost sanctify to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not work with the firstling of thine ox, nor shear the firstling of thy flock;

General references

Leviticus 27:30
And all tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, of the fruit of the tree, is Jehovah's -- holy to Jehovah.
John 2:14
and he found in the temple those selling oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting,