Reference

Leviticus 25:4

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.
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.

5

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.

6

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
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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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Counter-Arguments

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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."