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Tithing in the churches today [closed]
Q. Why are there so many debates about tithing today?
JC Pennys' chain of malls in America has the testimony of tithing; why is it negated today?
Looking unto Abraham, he gave a tithe, Jacob vowed and ...
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Why does the YLT not mention 'sister' in Leviticus 18:18?
And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life. [Leviticus 18:18 YLT]
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to ...
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Why did Judah charge that Tamar should be burnt in Genesis 38:24?
When Tamar is suspected of having played the harlot Judah her father-in-law charges that she should be burnt.
KJV Genesis 38:24
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, ...
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Why did God punish Cain and Onan so differently?
Cain killed Abel in Genesis 4 and punished:
10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. 11Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground,...
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Did God honor Laban's divination in Genesis 30:27?
Genesis 30:27
But Laban said to him [Jacob], "If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD [יְהוָ֖ה] has blessed me because of you."
Why was ...
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"clean" and "unclean" animals in both Genesis and Leviticus
In Genesis 7:2 we read
Of every clean beast thou shall take...
Up until this point God never revealed in the scriptures the basis for His distinction between clean and unclean animals (or at least ...
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Why was Abraham required to bring three year old offerings/sacrifices in Genesis 15:7?
(KJV) Genesis 15:7-9
And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I ...
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In Genesis 24:2 why did Abraham have his servant make his oath under his "thigh"?
There is an old question on Christianity.SE which I suggested that it should also be asked here - since we don't migrate OLD questions. In doing so, I noticed that the OP hasn't been really active ...
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Who did Cain marry?
A man marrying his sister is clearly a sin:
If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace; ...
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The meaning of "stranger and sojourner" in Genesis 23:4 and Leviticus 25:23
In Genesis 23:4 Abraham is in conversation with the residents of Heth and says:
"I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession for a
burying place with you, that I may bury my ...
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