You are here: Jesus Central > Torry's Topics Reference > Feast of Sabbatical Year, The A sabbath for the landEnactments respecting: Cessation of all field labour.Enactments respecting: No release to strangers during.Enactments respecting: Public reading of the law at feast of tabernacles.Enactments respecting: Release of all Hebrew servants.Enactments respecting: Remission of debts.Enactments respecting: The fruits of the earth to be common property. Jews threatened for neglectingKept every seventh yearRelease of, not to hinder the exercise of benevolenceRestored after the captivitySurplus of sixth year to provide forThe seventy years captivity a punishment for neglecting