Reference

Leviticus 25:5

Land Sabbath / Rest for the EarthTotal AbstinenceSymbolic / Non-Fermented Wine
“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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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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And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth
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.

Counter-Arguments

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

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

The verse primarily focuses on the prohibition of harvesting what grows naturally during a specific year, rather than explicitly stating that the land itself is resting or that this is part of a cyclical pattern of rest for the earth.

Total Abstinence

This verse discusses agricultural practices during a sabbatical year, specifically prohibiting the harvesting of naturally growing crops and undressed grapes, not the consumption of wine or alcohol.

Symbolic / Non-Fermented Wine

The verse explicitly refers to "grapes of thy vine" and the act of not gathering them, which pertains to the raw fruit and its cultivation, not to any processed product like wine, fermented or otherwise.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth
Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

Cross-References

Isaiah 37:30Thematic

“And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.”

2 Kings 19:29Thematic

“And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.”

Thematic Connections

Land Sabbath / Rest for the EarthTotal AbstinenceSymbolic / Non-Fermented Wine

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