Anything offered up to God by human beings, including sacrificial offerings. A distinction can be made between offerings which involve the taking of life and other gifts made to God.

Genesis 4:4

Sacrificial offerings as a sign of gratitude or repentance

Psalms 107:22
Genesis 28:20-22

Tithes were a regular form of offering

Leviticus 27:30

See also

Genesis 14:20
Exodus 22:29

Part of every harvest was given as a freewill offering to God

Numbers 18:12

As firstfruits:

Deuteronomy 18:4
Nehemiah 10:35
Leviticus 19:23-25
Leviticus 23:38

Fruit from a tree could not be eaten until the fifth year

Extra gifts were offered on the Sabbath.

Exodus 25:1-2

Offerings and the tabernacle

For its construction

See also

pp Ex 35:5

Numbers 7:2-3

At its dedication

1 Chronicles 29:2-5

Offerings and Solomon's temple

David's personal gift

2 Kings 12:4-5

Offerings for upkeep and restoration

2 Chronicles 24:8-12

In the reign of Joash:

2 Kings 22:4-6

In the reign of Josiah:

pp 2Ch 34:9-11

Ezra 3:5; 7:16; 8:24-30

Offerings and the second temple

Mark 12:41-43

Offerings and Herod's temple

Luke 21:5

pp Lk 21:1-3

The poor widow was participating in a regular practice

Matthew 5:23-24

Some offerings are not acceptable

See also

Genesis 4:3-5

Offerings are unacceptable unless the worshipper is reconciled to God.

Amos 4:4-5

Cain's offering was not accepted on account of his incorrect attitude.

Luke 18:12

Boasting about offerings makes them unacceptable:

Matthew 23:23

pp Lk 11:42

Meticulous tithing, without mercy or justice, is unacceptable.

Psalms 76:11

Offerings in the future kingdom

Isaiah 18:7

From the Gentile nations

Malachi 1:11
Ezekiel 20:40; 44:30

From God's people

Acts 4:34-35; 11:29-30

Gifts and offerings in the NT

1 Corinthians 16:1-4

To help the needy

Hebrews 13:16

In several of his letters Paul mentions the freewill offering he was organising for poor Christians at Jerusalem

Philippians 4:10-18

To support God's servants

Hebrews 13:15

Offerings of praise

Jeremiah 2:3

God's people are themselves an offering to God

James 1:18
Revelation 14:4
Mark 7:9-13

Offerings as "Corban"

See also

"Corban" is a technical Jewish religious term, meaning "something dedicated, especially on oath". What Jesus Christ says implies that once the children had donated the amount they would have spent on their ageing parents for religious purposes, they were no longer responsible for their upkeep.

4442 firstfruits
7324 calf worship
7352 ephod
7364 fellowship offering
7368 grain offering
7370 guilt offering
7372 hands, laying on
7434 sacrifice
7446 slavery
7478 washing
7482 Year of Jubilee
8488 tithing