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This is a brief cross-reference entry. For the full topic material click the following topics: Alms, Beneficence, Giving, Liberality.

A collection in scripture is the gathering of money or goods for the relief of the poor — the alms, gifts, and freewill offerings raised by Israel and the early churches as expressions of beneficence, giving, and open-handed liberality toward those in need.

Click the following to read the full topics on this subject: Alms, Beneficence, Giving, Liberality