When the brothers in the early Christian congregation were made aware of the need that arose because of a famine, they “determined, each according to what he could afford, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. ” ​ — Acts 11: 27 - 30.
(‏ خرو ۳۵ :‏ ۵ ؛‏ ۱توا ۲۹ :‏ ۵ -‏ ۹ )‏ طی پادشاهی یوآش ،‏ کاهنان تمام اعانات جمع‌آوری شده را صرف تعمیر و مرمّت معبد کردند .‏