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Barnes' Notes on Leviticus 25:1

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The sabbatical year and the year of Jubilee belong to that great sabbatical system which runs through the religious observances of the Law, but rest upon moral rather than upon formally religious ground. It is not, therefore, without reason that they are here set apart from the set times which fell strictly within the sphere of religious observances. return to 'Top of Page'
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