Members TheSword Posted July 22, 2013 Members Share Posted July 22, 2013 From Godasagardener.com... Rue The rue of the Bible is the Ruta chalepenis called African rue, common rue, and fringed rue. Rue is native to the Middle East. In ancient Israel, rue grew wild; therefore, a tithe was not paid when the herb was used. In New Testament times, rue was grown in gardens, necessitating growers to pay a tithe on its sell. Rue can grow in almost any type of soil, but grows best in sand or clay loam. Young plants require average to moist soil; however, after plants are established they are drought tolerant. Rue enjoys full sun. In Israel, rue grows in the northern and central parts of the country, but not in the Negev region. It can tolerate only low levels of salt; consequently, rue is not grown along the Mediterranean coastline of Israel. Rue did grow in Israel Acknowledged. My source was looking at ruta graveolens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Standing Firm In Christ Posted July 22, 2013 Author Members Share Posted July 22, 2013 Read the 2 Chronicles passage and also Leviticus 27:30-33. It clearly states what the tithe consisted of 2 Chronicles differentiates between animals and something else that was tithed that was Holy. Leviticus states the seed of the ground (garden produce) was Holy, and the fruit of the tree was also Holy. Problem solved... The Holy things in 2 Chronicles 31:6 were either fruit, garden produce, or both. Leviticus tells us what the tithe consisted of. No great mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted July 22, 2013 Administrators Share Posted July 22, 2013 Here's another problem solved: thread closed. "Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, so ALL to the glory of God." That little 3 letter word encompasses an awful lot, since it encompasses everything we do. Even our giving. If you tithe, tithe to the glory of God. If you tithe but don't want to call it tithe, tithe but don't call it that to the glory of God. If you don't tithe, but you give, don't tithe but give to the glory of God. If you don't give at all...oh, wait, God says to give, so not giving at all wouldn't glorify Him, would it? "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God." Give accordingly. Now, since this topic has been batted back and forth and forth and back, let's give it a rest for a while, shall we? (by that I mean don't go and start another thread on this topic or hijack a thread to talk about this for awhile - okay?...[and that's not really a request ]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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