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The wealthy, wicked people freely manipulate the means of wealth, such as by moving a landmark to claim possession of the land of others (Proverbs 23:10), thus depriving the oppressed of their ability to earn a living (verse 2) and by discriminating against the marginalized: the fatherless, the widow, and the poor (verses 3–4a). [16]
Veyiten Lecha (Hebrew: ויתן לך) is a collection of Biblical verses recited as a prayer recited on Saturday night (Motzei Shabbat), immediately after the evening prayer or after Havdalah. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It consists of a collection of blessing and success verses, and is recited to begin the new week with good fortune.
The women's designation as prostitutes links the story to the common biblical theme of God as the protector of the weak, "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows" (Psalms 68:5). Prostitutes in biblical society are considered functional widows, for they have no male patron to represent them in court and their sons are considered fatherless.
The Good News: Ultimately, a family is all about love, and this famous set of verses from 1 Corinthians outlines what that love should look like. RELATED : Beautiful Bible Verses About God's Love ...
Verses 5-6 are part of the prayers recited following Motzei Shabbat Maariv (p. 609), Verse 20 is part of Uva Letzion (p. 157), Verses 35-36 are the fourth and fifth verses of V'hu Rachum in Pesukei Dezimra (p. 62). According to "The ArtScroll Tehillim" by Hillel Danziger (1989, p. 329), in some traditions, the entire psalm is recited on Shavuot.
When you have finished tithing all the tithes of your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give them to the Levite, the stranger, the orphan, and the widow, so that they can eat to satiety in your cities. (Deuteronomy 26:12) Thus, this tithe is separated from homegrown crops during the 3rd and 6th year of the seven-year ...
The Bible has written several commandments about caring for the widow, the prohibition against harming her and the duty to make her happy during the holidays, for example: "Be joyful at your festival—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your ...
"Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan." (Hebrew Bible, Exodus 22:22) "Be joyful at your festival—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns".(Hebrew Bible, Book of Deuteronomy 16:14) [17] "Leave your orphans; I will protect their ...