FEAST OF SABBATICAL YEAR, THE

FEAST OF SABBATICAL YEAR, THE: - A sabbath for the land Le 25:2 - Kept every seventh year Ex 23:11; Le 25:4 - Surplus of sixth year to provide for Le 25:20-22 - ENACTMENTS RESPECTING . Cessation of all field labour Le 25:4,5 . The fruits of the earth to be common property Ex 23:11; Le 25:6,7 . Remission of debts De 15:1-3; Ne 10:31 . Release of all Hebrew servants Ex 21:2; De 15:12 . Public reading of the law at feast of tabernacles De 31:10-13 . No release to strangers during De 15:3 - Release of, not to hinder the exercise of benevolence De 15:9-11 - Jews threatened for neglecting Le 26:34,35,43; Jer 34:13-18 - The seventy years captivity a punishment for neglecting 2Ch 36:20,21 - Restored after the captivity Ne 10:31