Bible Encyclopedias
Voluntary Offering

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(נְדָבִה, Exodus 35:29; Ezra 1:4; Ezra 5:7), a free gift (Ezra 3:5; Ezra 8:28; Ezekiel 44:12); chiefly a voluntary sacrifice opposed to one in consequence of a vow (Leviticus 22:23), metaphorically (Psalms 119:108). (See THANK-OFFERING).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Voluntary Offering'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​v/voluntary-offering.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.