Alms

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Alms

ἐ λεημοσύνη

a lms-giving, charity, donation to poor, generosity,

t zedakah (charity giving)

C an be a verb (something done) or a noun (something given).

Notes

  1. C haracteristic of the Merciful
  2. G reek-speaking Jews used this word almost exclusively to refer to offering charity to needy people.
  3. T o Jews this carried with it the meaning of “charity in the spirit of uprightness or justice ” ALMS - JewishEncyclopedia.com.
  4. I t was believed to atone for sin and deliver from death (Daniel 4:27?name=Daniel%204)).
  5. B elief came to be that alms giving was more excellent than all offerings and “equal to the whole law”. Rabbi Assi
  6. C ornelius received a visitation from Elohim because his “doing many kind \alms] deeds to the people, and praying to Elohim always” [Acts 10
  7. D ifferent than good works from Matthew 5, in Acts 9:36, “Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts //alms// that she was doing;”
  8. G iving has become one of the pillars of the Christian faith.
  9. G iving of alms became closely related to prayer and fasting. Matthew 6 "Almsgiving is more than any sacrifice, though personal charity is superior even to almsgiving" (R. Eleazar, Suk. 49 b)
  10. G iving alms because a habit, a ritual, an obligation.
  11. J ews were known to use tsedhaqah/ righteousness as a meaning for alms. The Hebrew word is often translated as alms, such as here in Matthew 6.

T he Scriptures (160)

G enesis 15:6; Genesis 18:19; Genesis 30:33

D euteronomy 6:25; Deuteronomy 9:4 - 6; Deuteronomy 24:13; Deuteronomy 28:1 -14

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T he Second Writings (30)

Matthew 6:1-4

Mark 12:43

Luke 6:30; Luke 11:41; Luke 12:33; Luke 19:8; Luke 21:3

Acts 2:45; Acts 3:2-10; Acts 9:36; Acts 10:2-4; Acts 10:31; Acts 12:25; Acts 24:17

Romans 4:3-9; Romans 4:22; Romans 12:8; Romans 15:26; 2 Corinthians 8:4-10; 2 Corinthians 9:12

James 2:23