“And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.”
Anyone who sells a house in a walled city retains the right of redemption a full year after its sale. During that time the seller may redeem it. The walled-city house regulation distinguishes urban real estate from agricultural land: the house in a walled city can be redeemed within one year of the sale, but if not redeemed within a year, it passes permanently to the buyer. The one-year redemption window for urban property reflects the different character of urban real estate: unlike agricultural land (which is the family's covenant inheritance and economic base), urban housing is more commercial in nature.
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