Reference

Leviticus 25:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord.
1

And the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

2

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord.

3

Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

4

But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Sabbath Commandment
Semantic Discovery
80% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Israel-Specific Promises
Keyword Match
100% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Sabbath as Perpetual
Semantic Discovery
30% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth
Keyword Match
95% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Stewardship of Creation
Multi-Signal Classification
70% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

This verse refers to a "sabbath unto the Lord" for the *land*, not for people, and it does not specify a seventh-day cycle, but rather a sabbath that occurs "when ye come into the land."

Sabbath Commandment

The verse describes the land keeping a sabbath, not explicitly commanding the people to keep a sabbath, nor does it directly link to the Ten Commandments.

Israel-Specific Promises

This verse is explicitly addressed to "the children of Israel" and concerns the land "which I give you," directly linking the promise of the land's sabbath to the Israelite nation.

Sabbath as Perpetual

The verse describes a specific sabbath for the land upon entering a particular geographical area, not a general concept of the Sabbath being perpetually observed by people or as an everlasting sign. The "perpetual" aspect is not explicitly stated for this land sabbath.

Dominion Over Creation

This verse describes the land itself keeping a sabbath unto the Lord, implying a submission of the land to divine command rather than human dominion over it.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

The verse simply states that the land "shall keep a sabbath unto the Lord" without explicitly detailing the mechanism or duration of this sabbath, nor does it directly mention "exploitation" or "covenant consequences."

Stewardship of Creation

The verse focuses on the land keeping a sabbath to the Lord, which is a command given to the land itself, not an explicit instruction for humanity to actively "tend and keep" or manage it in a way that directly implies stewardship. The action is passive on the part of the land, not active management by humans.