Terumat hamaaser

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    Israelites. It applies only to agricultural produce grown in the Land of Israel
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    This "tithe of the tithes" is a derivative of the tithe offering (Hebrew: תרומת המעשר‎ terumat ha-maaser) – a rabbinical Hebrew term based on the

    terumah, means offering. The term tithe offering, terumat ha-maaser, is alluded to in the Hebrew Bible text under the words "a tithe (tenth) of the tithe" (Numbers 18:26
    ).

    Hebrew Bible

    The term tithe (Hebrew: מעשר‎ maaser) occurs ten times in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible, in addition to the term maasar hamaaser (Hebrew: מַעֲשַׂר הַמַּעֲשֵׂר‎ 'tithe of the tithe', in the Septuagint Greek: δεκάτῃ τῆς δεκάτης dekate tes dekates) which occurs once only in Nehemiah 10:39.[1]

    This offering is to be distinguished from the "offering tribute" (Hebrew: תרומת המכס‎ terumat hamekhes) which Moses gave to God in Numbers 31:41.

    Rabbinical interpretation

    The gift of terumat ha-maaser was generally not given by the Israelite directly to the priest. Rather, it was given to a

    maaser rishon ('first tithe'; Hebrew: מעשר ראשון‎), and then the Levite gave of ten percent of his maaser rishon gift directly to the kohen. After the edict of Ezra
    , which directed maaser rishon to be given to the priest, it became the Kohen's responsibility to give one tenth of his maaser rishon gift to another priest of his choice.

    In the Hebrew Bible, the terumah ('offering') was regarded as a kind of sacred

    ritual purity, and could not be taken out of the Land of Israel
    .

    In modern times

    red heifer (Hebrew: פרה אדומה‎ parah adumah). It has not been possible to perform this sacrifice since the destruction of the Second Temple
    . Since it is forbidden to defile terumah, the produce must be discarded in a manner commensurate with its holiness.

    See also

    • Heave offering
      , great tribute
    • Maaser Rishon
      , first tithe
    • Maaser Sheni
      , second tithe
    • Maaser Ani
      , poor man's tithe

    References

    1. ^ http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/translationResults.cfm?Criteria=tithe&t=KJV Strong's Concordance maaser

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