Jubilee
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Jubilee is the biblical sabbatical year occurring every fiftieth year, marked by the liberation of slaves, return of ancestral lands, and economic reset in ancient Israel.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical concept
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ sabbatical year ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
economic equality
ⓘ
prevention of perpetual poverty ⓘ restoration of family inheritance ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Israelite agricultural land
ⓘ
land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithNumber | 50 ⓘ |
| beginsInMonth | Tishrei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beginsOn | Day of Atonement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chapterReference | Leviticus 25 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cycleLength | 49 years ⓘ |
| describedIn | Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | seven sabbatical year cycles ⓘ |
| frequency | every fiftieth year ⓘ |
| givenAt | Mount Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenTo | Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HebrewName | Yovel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian social teaching
ⓘ
Jubilee 2000 campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ modern debt relief movements ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
cancellation or remission of certain debts
ⓘ
release of indentured servants ⓘ reversion of hereditary land to original family ⓘ |
| markedBy |
economic reset
ⓘ
liberation of Hebrew slaves ⓘ proclamation of liberty ⓘ return of ancestral lands ⓘ trumpet blast ⓘ |
| observedIn | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySource | Book of Leviticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits | permanent sale of land ⓘ |
| regulates |
debt servitude
ⓘ
land tenure ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Sabbath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabbatical year ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
new beginning
ⓘ
release from bondage ⓘ restoration of order ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine ownership of the land
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ rest ⓘ |
| trumpetType | ram’s horn ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maaser