Genesis 28:22
"And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee."
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house,.... Building an altar of it with some others, and sacrificing to God on it; and wherever God is worshipped, that place is his house,
be it what or where it will; and Jacob did as he promised to do, see Gen 35:3 , and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee; for the support of his worship; for the maintenance of such that were employed in it; for the provision of sacrifice, and for the relief of the poor, or for any use or service in which God might be glorified: this was imitated by the Heathens in later times, who gave the tenth of their substance to their gods, Jupiter, Hercules, and others (w). (w) Herodot. Clio sive, l. 1. c. 89. Varro apud Macrob. Saturnal. l. 3. c. 12. Pompon. Laet. de Sacerdot. Rom. c. 3. Next: Genesis Chapter 29 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Genesis: Gene... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Genesis: Gene... »