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Asked by: Salha Tomashevsky
personal finance personal taxesHow much does the Bible say to tithe?
Also, what is tithe according to the Bible?
(As regards other fruit and produce, the Biblicalrequirement to tithe is a source of debate.) The firsttithe is giving of one tenth of agricultural produce (afterthe giving of the standard terumah) to the Levite (or Aaronicpriests). The Levites, also known as the Tribe of Levi, weredescendants of Levi.
Subsequently, one may also ask, what percentage of Christians tithe?
Tithers make up only 10-25 percent of a normalcongregation. Churches that accept tithing online increaseoverall donations by 32%. Only 5% tithe, and 80% ofAmericans only give 2% of their income. Christians aregiving at 2.5% of income; during the Great Depression it was3.3%.
The verse in the Bible that most Christians makereference to is Leviticus 19:28, which says,”You shallnot make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattooany marks on you: I am the Lord.”