Leviticus 25:8 meaning and explanation

And you shall count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to forty-nine years.

Leviticus 25:8, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, giving Israel the law for the land they are about to enter. The seventh year was already a Sabbath rest for the land, when fields lay fallow (verses 2 to 5).

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