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[[File:gabbai.jpg|right|250px|thumb| The gabbai collected taxes on land, property and income while the ''mokhes'' collected taxes on just about everything else. In [[early Israel]] the original plan of [[Moses]] was a form of [[taxation]] called [[tithing]] which was based on [[Freewill | [[File:gabbai.jpg|right|250px|thumb| The gabbai collected taxes on land, property and income while the ''mokhes'' collected taxes on just about everything else. In [[early Israel]] the original plan of [[Moses]] was a form of [[taxation]] called [[tithing]] which was based on [[Freewill offerings]] to the [[Levites]] through a minister of your [[choice]] but later it became compelled as [[legal charity]] or a [[force]]d offering by men who [[exercise authority]]. [[Saul]] forced the real first [[sacrifice]] in Israel and was told this was [[foolish]]. His kingdom would not stand for the same reason [[Polybius]] said the [[masses]] would degenerate. When the offerings of the people are forced they are living in the [[cities of blood]].]] | ||
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