You are to buy from your own people on the basis of the number of years since the Jubilee. They are to sell to you on the basis of the number of years left for harvesting crops. The pricing principle for land sales: the number of years remaining until the next Jubilee determines the price. The more years remaining, the higher the price (more harvests to be enjoyed); the fewer years remaining, the lower the price (fewer harvests). The Jubilee-adjusted pricing creates a transparent market where the covenant principle determines the price. The land is never actually sold — only its harvests are, for a limited period.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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