JAMB - Christian Religious Knowledge Crk (2006 - No. 37)
What did Jacob promise to give God in return for divine protection in all his journeys?
A third of his wealth
An offering of all his possessions
An offering of sheep and goat
A tenth of all his possessions
Explanation
In Genesis 28:20-22 (RSV), Jacob made a vow to God at Bethel, saying:
"If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God, and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house; and of all that thou givest me I will give the tenth to thee."
This means that Jacob promised to give a tenth (tithe) of all his possessions to God in gratitude for divine protection and provision.
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