If, however, there is no one to redeem it for them but later on they prosper and acquire sufficient means to redeem it themselves. The self-redemption option: if the original seller prospers and can afford to buy back the land themselves, they may do so without waiting for the Jubilee or a kinsman-redeemer. The self-redemption communicates the personal accountability of the original family for their own economic restoration when circumstances allow.

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