John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 14:23

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, etc.] (see <051205>Deuteronomy 12:5) there the tithe of all the fruits of the earth was to be eaten; this is the second tithe, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi, and which is more particularly described as follows: the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil: (see <051207>Deuteronomy 12:7 (See Gill on “<051207>Deuteronomy 12:7”)): and the firstlings of thine herds, and of thy flocks; of which see the note on the above place: that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always; which such a constant practice would inure unto; (see <051012>Deuteronomy 10:12).

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