Reference

Leviticus 25:46

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
44

Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

45

Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.

46

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

47

And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:

48

After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:

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Israel-Specific Promises
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Israel-Specific Promises

While the verse speaks of "children of Israel" and their unique relationship, the primary focus is on the institution of perpetual servitude for non-Israelites, which is not a promise but a legal instruction.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

This verse discusses the inheritance and perpetual servitude of non-Israelites, and the prohibition of rigorous rule over fellow Israelites. It makes no mention of land, rest, seven-year cycles, jubilee returns, or fallow fields.