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what current practices or policies might reflect or contradict the principle of land not being 'sold in perpetuity'?

The passage, plainly, with room to sit with it.

Leviticus 25:23

““‘The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and foreigners with me.’”

This verse is part of a longer section in the book of Leviticus, which lays out laws given to the ancient Israelites for living in the land God promised them. It specifically discusses rules about property, debt, and the 'Year of Jubilee,' which was a time for resetting these relationships every 50 years.

what responsibilities might come with the idea of land as a shared inheritance rather than an absolute possession?

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Read alongside it

Numbers 27:1-11
This passage describes the daughters of Zelophehad seeking to inherit land, highlighting the importance of family lineage and land in Israelite society.
Nehemiah 5:1-13
This account shows Nehemiah addressing economic injustice, where people had to mortgage their land and even sell their children due to famine and heavy taxes.
Psalm 24:1
This psalm broadly proclaims God's ownership of the earth and everything in it, providing a theological foundation for the principle in Leviticus.

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