Reference

Leviticus 25:13

Time-Bound FulfillmentLand Sabbath / Rest for the Earth
“In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.”
11

A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.

12

For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

13

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

14

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

15

According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

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Time-Bound Fulfillment
Multi-Signal Classification
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This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth
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Time-Bound Fulfillment

This verse describes a recurring event within a specified timeframe, not a singular prophecy with a defined duration that is then recognized as fulfilled. It's a legal instruction for a cyclical observance, not a prediction of a future event.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

This verse speaks specifically about the return of land to its original owners during the Jubilee year, focusing on property rights and social equity, rather than directly commanding or implying a period of rest for the earth itself. The "return" is about ownership, not agricultural cessation.

Time-Bound Fulfillment
Time-Bound Fulfillment

Cross-References

Leviticus 25:10Thematic

“And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.”

Numbers 36:4Thematic

“And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.”

Leviticus 27:17Thematic

“If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand.”

Leviticus 25:10Thematic

“And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.”

Leviticus 25:28Thematic

“But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.”

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Thematic Connections

Time-Bound FulfillmentLand Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

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