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When you have finished tithing all the tithes of your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give them to the Levite, the stranger, the orphan, and the widow, so that they can eat to satiety in your cities. (Deuteronomy 26:12) Thus, this tithe is separated from homegrown crops during the 3rd and 6th year of the seven-year ...
In some instances, the values represented in the Covenant Code are more similar to present-day, Western values. Two examples include the placing of mothers on the same level as fathers in Exodus 21:15, 17, and providing for special care of members of lesser social classes, including converts, widows and orphans (Exodus 22:21–22). [7]
Yibbum (pronounced, Hebrew: ייבום) is the form of levirate marriage found in Judaism.As specified by Deuteronomy 25:5–10, the brother of a man who died without children is permitted and encouraged to marry the widow.
He is titled the Father of the poor, of the widows and orphans. He is also titled the Father of the king, as the teacher and helper over the judge of Israel. [5] There are three basic forms of the name of God the Father in the New Testament: Theos (θεός the Greek word for God), Kyrios (i.e. Lord in Greek) and Patḗr (Πατήρ i.e. Father ...
The poor tithe was given to the strangers, orphans, and widows, and distributed locally "within thy gates" [16] to support the Levites and assist the poor. An additional tithe, mentioned in Leviticus 27:32–33 is the cattle tithe, which is to be sacrificed as a korban at the Temple in Jerusalem.
Although quick-witted, and quick to respond, Eliphaz loses his composure in chapter 22, in the third and final round of speeches, accusing Job of specific faults, "sins against justice and charity towards others": [11] oppressing widows and orphans, refusing bread to the hungry: a far cry from how he had originally described Job in his first address to him:
Votive figurine of the goddess Anat. Danel is described as a "righteous ruler" (Davies) or "probably a king" (Curtis), providing justice to widows and orphans. [10] [11] Danel begins the story without a son, although missing material from the beginning of the story makes it unclear whether Danel has lost children, or whether he simply has not had a son yet. [12]
According to Leviticus, these things should be left for the poor and for strangers, [8] [10] and Deuteronomy commands that it should be left for widows, strangers, and paternal orphans. [9] [11] [12] The Book of Ruth tells of gleaning by the widow Ruth to provide for herself and her mother-in-law, Naomi, who was also a widow. [13]