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- Abraham kept all of God’s laws that were relevant in his day (Genesis 26:5), but Genesis does not tell us whether tithing was a law in Abraham’s day. Many of God’s decrees and requirements were built around the nation of Israel and the Levitical priesthood and tabernacle. Abraham could not have kept such decrees and laws.
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Dec 30, 2023 · This tithe was a tribute offered by Abraham to Melchizedek in token of Salem's position as the dominant local city, but it also had a spiritual dimension. After receiving Melchizedek's blessing, Abraham immediately rejected a share of the plunder offered by the king of Sodom.
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If Abraham started his trip carrying nothing of his own, but...
- genesis - What did Abraham give in his tithe? - Biblical ...
Aug 1, 2016 · There was no Levitical IRS. It seems clear enough in the Genesis account that, for Abraham, paying the tithe to Melchizedek was an act of worship. It was an individual act of worship without coercion. He simply had to decide whether he was going to obey God or not.
Nov 29, 2019 · If Abraham started his trip carrying nothing of his own, but 100 pieces jewelries (the "everything") which are the bad kings own possession (not Abraham's family possession which Abraham get it back after defeating the king), doesn't that mean Abraham has the 90 jewelries which are the kings possession, so then the king can say "I made Abraham ...
To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace. New Revised Standard Version
Feb 18, 2022 · There was no need or obligation for a priest "to tithe" to Abraham, since Abraham was not a priest! But there was a need for Abraham to tithe to the priest since Abraham had just gained booty from war that needed to be tithed according to custom (Abraham had earned income).
Abraham’s tithe. The passage about Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18-20) is the first place where the Bible mentions a priest. And it is also the first place where the Bible mentions a tithe. In the Bible’s original languages, the word ‘tithe’ is the same word as ‘ tenth ’.
Our author reasons that, in a sense, Aaron was in Abraham’s loins when he gave a tithe to Melchizedek. Thus, not only Abraham but Aaron as well gave a tithe to Melchizedek, thus acknowledging his superiority to them. The greater (Melchizedek) blesses the lesser (Abraham). The lesser (Abraham) pays a tithe to the greater (Melchizedek).
