Leviticus 25:29 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

If someone sells a house inside a city with walls around it, they have the right to buy it back within one full year after selling it. They have that entire year to reclaim their home.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse gives people who sell their city homes a one-year grace period to buy them back if they're able to.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the Mosaic Law in the book of Leviticus, given by God to the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land, emphasizing economic fairness and social stability. In Leviticus 25, God establishes the Year of Jubilee every 50 years, where land and property were to be restored to original owners to prevent perpetual poverty and inequality. Specifically, this rule for houses in walled cities allowed a one-year redemption period, reflecting the practical differences between urban and rural property in ancient Israelite society.

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Ruth 4:4

I decided to let you know about this and tell you: buy the land in front of the people who live here and in front of the leaders of my community. If you want to buy it back and keep it in the family, go ahead and do it. But if you don't want to buy it back, then tell me so I'll know what to do. There's no one else who has the right to buy it back except you, and I'm next in line after you. And he said, 'I will buy it back.'

Ruth 4:3

And he said to the relative, 'Naomi, who has returned from the country of Moab, is selling a piece of land that belonged to our relative Elimelech.'

Jeremiah 32:7

Look, Hanameel, your uncle Shallum's son, will come to you and say, 'Buy my field in Anathoth, because as my relative, you have the right to purchase it and keep it in the family.'

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