Deuteronomy 26:12
When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 26:13 records the declaration after giving the tithe, completing the ritual described in this verse.
Deuteronomy 14:22-29 prescribes the same third-year tithe for the poor, which this verse is restating and applying.
Deuteronomy 16:14 lists the same vulnerable groups—Levite, sojourner, fatherless, widow—as rejoicing at the feast, mirroring their inclusion here.
Deuteronomy 12:12 commands rejoicing with Levites and the poor, echoing the same inclusive care for the vulnerable in this tithe law.
Deuteronomy 14:28 gives the same third-year tithe command, reinforcing the instruction here to store the tithe for the needy.
Deuteronomy 14:29 explains the tithe's purpose—so the Levite and needy may eat—directly mirroring the intent of this verse.
Numbers 18:24 gives the tithe to the Levites as their inheritance, directly supporting the inclusion of Levites among recipients here.
Amos 4:4 sarcastically calls for tithes every three days, mocking empty ritual—contrasting the sincere obedience required in this tithe law.
Leviticus 27:30 declares the tithe holy to the LORD, providing the foundational principle behind the third-year tithe distribution here.
Luke 14:13 instructs inviting the poor and disabled to feasts, paralleling the inclusion of the vulnerable in this tithe provision.
Acts 6:1 shows the early church distributing food to widows, reflecting the same concern for the needy that this tithe addresses.