Reference

Leviticus 25:4

Sabbath CommandmentSeventh-Day SabbathSabbath at CreationLand Sabbath / Rest for the Earth
“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.”
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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.

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

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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.

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That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.

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And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,

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Sabbath Commandment
Semantic Discovery
90% 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
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

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

Sabbath Commandment

While the verse uses the term "sabbath," it refers to a sabbath for the land in the seventh year, not the weekly Sabbath typically associated with the Ten Commandments.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

This verse refers to a "sabbath of rest unto the land" in the seventh *year*, not the seventh *day*. It describes an agricultural sabbatical cycle, distinct from the weekly Sabbath.

Sabbath at Creation

This verse describes a Sabbath for the land in the seventh year, not the weekly Sabbath, and it makes no mention of God resting on the seventh day of creation.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

The verse specifies a "sabbath of rest unto the land" and prohibits agricultural activities, but it does not explicitly mention "seven-year cycles," "jubilee returns," or "fallow fields" as part of the land's rest, nor does it directly state "built-in limits on exploitation" or "covenant consequences."

Sabbath Commandment
Sabbath Commandment

Cross-References

2 Chronicles 36:21Thematic

“To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.”

Leviticus 25:20Thematic

“And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:”

Leviticus 26:43Thematic

“The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.”

Leviticus 26:34Thematic

“Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.”

2 Chronicles 36:21Thematic

“To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.”

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Thematic Connections

Sabbath CommandmentSeventh-Day SabbathSabbath at CreationLand Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

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