Leviticus 25:13 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

In this year of jubilee, each person must return to their family's original land.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes God's command that during the jubilee year (every 50th year), all land would be returned to its original families, ensuring no one stayed permanently poor or landless.

📚 Historical Context

The jubilee was part of God's economic system for ancient Israel, occurring every 50 years after seven cycles of sabbatical years. During this time, all land that had been sold due to poverty or debt would be returned to the original family owners, preventing permanent poverty and ensuring each family maintained their inheritance. This system protected the poor and prevented the wealthy from accumulating all the land permanently.

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You must set apart the fiftieth year as holy, and announce freedom throughout the entire land to everyone who lives there. This will be a jubilee year for you, and each person must return to their family property, and each person must return to their family.

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But if he cannot afford to buy it back, then whatever was sold will stay with the person who bought it until the Year of Jubilee. When the Jubilee comes, the property will be returned, and he will get his land back.

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