Lux Domini
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;

What does Deuteronomy 26:12 mean?

How should the earth yield its increase, or, if it does, what comfort can we take in it, unless therewith our God gives us his blessing?

Key themes

LoveJustice and mercyTruthMemory

Read with

Keep this verse inside Deuteronomy 26:12-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Levite Tribe

A descendant of the tribe of Levi ( Ex. 6:25 ; Lev. 25:32 ; Num. 35:2 ; Josh. 21:3 , 41).