Hebrew Bible
The tithe gift is discussed in the Hebrew Bible (Numbers 18:21-26; Leviticus 27:30-33) according to which a tenth of the produce was to be presented to a Levite who then gave a tenth of the first tithe to a kohen (Numbers 18:26). Tithing was seen as performing a Mitzvah done in joyful obedience to God. Giving tithe would open oneself up to receipt of divine blessing
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“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.”
—Bible: Hebrew Exodus, 20:4.
The second commandment.