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Brewer's: Sabbatical Year
One year in seven, when all land with the ancient Jews was to lie fallow for twelve months. This law was founded on Exodus xxiii. 10, etc.; Leviticus xxv. 2-7; Deuteronomy xv. 1-11.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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