2009-09-04T08:36:57-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/tenth/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers%2018:26-29&version=NIV 2009-09-04T08:36:57-05:00 Tithing was the Old Testament practice of giving a tenth of your earnings back to God. Many Christian churches continue to look at this as an excellent guide for charitable giving today. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2028:20-22&version=NIV 2009-08-07T00:33:04-05:00 The Christian practice of tithing (giving a tenth of one's earnings to charity and the church) has its basis in Old Testament passages like this, in which Biblical character dedicate a portion of their wealth to God. http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=114 2008-01-18T16:31:59-05:00 Means "a tenth." In the Old Testament, God's people would give a tenth of their crops or animals to God. This was a sign that God owned the land and had blessed his people. Also, the tithe would be used to support the priests and Levites, and to help the poor.