Leviticus 25:15According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor. According to the number of years of the crops he shall sell to you.
The setting
Mount Sinai, ~1446 BC. Moses receives detailed economic laws for the promised land. Modern-day Egypt/Sinai Peninsula.
The emotion here: reverent awe while recording God's economic blueprint for justice
The original word
miknah (מִקְנָה) — purchase, what is acquired through fair exchange
Why it matters
The Jubilee system prevented permanent poverty by resetting land ownership every 50 years
Read with care
What most readers miss in Leviticus 25:15
This isn't about real estate—it's about crop years until the next Jubilee reset
Common misconceptionPeople think this is ancient real estate law, but it's actually about preventing economic exploitation through fair crop-based pricing until the Jubilee reset.
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Verses that echo Leviticus 25:15
Bible Genome reading
Leviticus 25:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Leviticus 25:15 comes from the book of Leviticus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include economic justice, calculation. Notable phrases: years after the Jubilee. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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