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Leviticus 25:23-24

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[23] "'The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; for you are strangers and live as foreigners with me. [24] In all the land of your possession you shall grant a redemption for the land.

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Canaan was the land God promised and gave to Israel after delivering them from Egypt, the land of their former slavery. In this passage, Israel’s tenure in Canaan is conditional and stewardly: the land belongs ultimately to the Lord, so inherited property was to remain redeemable.

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Leviticus 25:23-24 mentions Canaan and Egypt.

Canaan · Bahnfrend
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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