Text: Nehemiah 10:35
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 26:12
Subject: tithe renewal
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Deuteronomy 26:12 commands Israel to give the third-year tithe (מַעְשַׂר, ma'aser) to the Levite, foreigner, fatherless, and widow. Nehemiah 10:35 records the post-exilic community pledging to bring firstfruits (בִּכּוּרִים, bikkurim) of their ground and fruit trees to the house of the LORD annually. The returned exiles' formal oath to resume tithing and firstfruit offerings represents their recommitment to the Deuteronomic economic provisions that sustained both temple worship and social welfare. Nehemiah's covenant renewal document combines Deuteronomic, Levitical, and Priestly tithe regulations into a single binding pledge, showing how post-exilic Judaism synthesized multiple Pentateuchal laws into comprehensive practice.