About 3,500 years ago, Moses instructed the nation of Israel to contribute a portion of their produce periodically for “the alien resident and the fatherless boy and the widow. ” — Deuteronomy 14: 28, 29.
Umbes 3500 aastat tagasi andis Mooses Iisraeli rahvale korralduse annetada iga kindla aja tagant osa saagist „võõrale ning vaeselelapsele ja lesknaisele ”.