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The Jubilee Year. [a]You shall count seven weeks of years—seven times seven years—such that the seven weeks of years amount to forty-nine years.

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  1. 25:8–17 The fiftieth year is the jubilee, determined by counting off “seven weeks of years.” It is sacred, like the sabbath day. Specifically, in it indentured Israelites return to their own households and land that has been sold returns to its original owner. Different laws are found in Ex 21:1–6; Dt 15:1–3, 12–18 (cf. Jer 34:8–22).