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You shall make the fiftieth year holy, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all the inhabitants of it: it shall be a jubilee to you; and you shall return every man to his possession, and you shall return every man to his family.
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A Divine "Reset" Button
The Year of Jubilee was a divinely mandated "reset" for Israelite society every 50 years. Commentators explain it involved releasing Israelite slaves and returning all ancestral land to its original family. This system was designed to prevent permanent poverty, maintain social equity, and preserve the distinct tribal and family lines until the coming of the Messiah.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The land was to be divided by lot among the families of the Israelites once its possession was obtained (Numbers 26:52–56;[Reference Nu…
19th Century
Anglican
And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year. —Because it is here said, “Ye shall hallow the fiftieth year,” the author…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall hallow the fiftieth year The year following the seven sabbaths of years, or forty nine years; and whic…
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The word —jubilee' signifies an especially animated sound of the silver trumpets. This sound was to be made on the evening of the great day of aton…
