Sabbatical year - Biblical Meaning of sabbatical year in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)

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Sabbatical year
every seventh year, during which the land, according to the law of Moses, had to remain uncultivated (Lev. 25:2-7; compare Ex. 23:10, 11, 12; Lev. 26:34, 35). Whatever grew of itself during that year was not for the owner of the land, but for the poor and the stranger and the beasts of the field. All debts, except those of foreigners, were to be remitted (Deut. 15:1-11). There is little notice of the observance of this year in Biblical history. It appears to have been much neglected (2 Chr. 36:20, 21). Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'sabbatical year' Eastons Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.

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