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Wed May 9, 2012, 11:07 PM

happyslug (10,746 posts)

54. In Colonial Days, it meant all debts had to be paid in 7 years, or be discharged

NOT all debts every seven years, but any one debt, once it was seven years old had to be discharged. Jubilee was a once every 50 (Some say 49) year abolishment of debts .

More on Jubilee:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_%28biblical%29

In ancient Israel, it appears to be a FIXED SEVEN YEAR PERIOD, for every seventh year was viewed as a "Sabbatical Year" where field were left fallow and debts discharged:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbatical_year_%28Bible%29

Thus the correct answer to your question is BOTH, but at different time periods.

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58 replies	Author	Time	Post
A Bible verse we will never hear quoted by any politician [View all]	Enrique	May 2012	OP
Du rec. Nt	xchrom	May 2012	#1
It's not the one where a man can pay 50 shekles to the father of the girl he rapes?	JoePhilly	May 2012	#2
has anyone done the math on that?	Enrique	May 2012	#3
Well, if Wikipedia is right...	meeksgeek	May 2012	#5
Well, the shekel is still viable currency so	ProdigalJunkMail	May 2012	#6
Well, you have to adjust for inflation if you're using current shekels.	Bruce Wayne	May 2012	#10
I was looking for one of those online inflation calulators, but none go back to 6000 BCE. <G> n/t	jtuck004	May 2012	#11
Of course not. Haven't you heard? The earth is only 6000 years old.	Angleae	May 2012	#22
I keep forgetting <G> n/t	jtuck004	May 2012	#26
Which raises some important questions	shawn703	May 2012	#17
More questions	bongbong	May 2012	#19
These last 10 or so comments	12AngryBorneoWildmen	May 2012	#35
I know what you mean. I can never top them, either!	dmr	May 2012	#37
WOW ... churches could make a bundle off converting the shekels to dollars.	JoePhilly	May 2012	#7
=8•O	Bruce Wayne	May 2012	#14
Is it just me, or is anyone else smelling the odor of goats...? n/t	jtuck004	May 2012	#28
It's so sad that today in way too many places today raped girls marry their rapist.	libinnyandia	May 2012	#4
I always like Leviticus 11 9-12 and you KNOW those hypocrites love Red Lobster...	LynneSin	May 2012	#39
There is a loophole...	coldbeer	May 2012	#42
I think the larger loop hole is that the man has to be "discovered"	JoePhilly	May 2012	#44
No harm, no foul for the man, you mean. The woman is still ruined, right?	tclambert	May 2012	#56
Yea, I think that's how it worked.	JoePhilly	May 2012	#57
That law, existed in SEVERAL CULTURES, including pre-christian ones	happyslug	May 2012	#52
And you may also add:	DeSwiss	May 2012	#8
Yep, that last one. Thumbsup x 2.	CrispyQ	May 2012	#30
Regarding your illustration and sig line:	Doc_Technical	May 2012	#43
Despite the Clear Provisions,	On the Road	May 2012	#9
Not just politicians ignore this quote. Just about everyone does.	SleeplessinSoCal	May 2012	#12
The Bible is ala carte	MattBaggins	May 2012	#15
Creditors cannot persue old debts after 7 years; can still sue though. nt	DRoseDARs	May 2012	#13
You realize you're contradicting yourself, right?	YellowRubberDuckie	May 2012	#16
Barking up the wrong tree. When has the law ever NOT contradicted itself?	DRoseDARs	May 2012	#18
There is the statute of limitations	treestar	May 2012	#27
I've been told that our bankruptcy laws stem in part from that verse...	Skip Intro	May 2012	#20
Yes, thus the old Seven year rule against filing another Bankrupty	happyslug	May 2012	#55
Isn't there one about a rich man having as much chance........	socialist_n_TN	May 2012	#21
Also Romans 2	Zalatix	May 2012	#23
Yeah, I hate people who judge other people!	tclambert	May 2012	#45
You would never hear the Sermon on the Mount either	Horse with no Name	May 2012	#24
Also Mark 12:28-34	Thav	May 2012	#31
Blessed are the . . .	tclambert	May 2012	#47
Render unto Ceasar what is Ceasars...	WCGreen	May 2012	#25
I honestly had no idea what to expect when I clicked your thread, but Bravo!!	CrispyQ	May 2012	#29
Here's another one that they don't talk about much	zzaapp	May 2012	#32
don't forget jesus saying-'render unto caesar what is his.'	pansypoo53219	May 2012	#33
Here's an ignored quote from Jesus Christ himself on homosexuality	Califa	May 2012	#34
That verse has nothing to do with homosexuality.	Ruby the Liberal	May 2012	#36
1 Samuel 18:1,3	William769	May 2012	#38
Ezekiel 16:17	alfredo	May 2012	#40
Yeah but what does that have to do with	toddwv	May 2012	#41
Christianity. The Bible. Over and over.	andytenido	May 2012	#46
Welcome to DU!	ScreamingMeemie	May 2012	#48
Please Romans 2, it refutes what you say.	Zalatix	May 2012	#58
Actually...	shagsak	May 2012	#49
Me no understand. Must creditors must write off all 7-year-old debts? Or must borrowers pay off all	tclambert	May 2012	#50
FORGIVE the debts.	Horse with no Name	May 2012	#51
In Colonial Days, it meant all debts had to be paid in 7 years, or be discharged	happyslug	May 2012	#54
Thus in Colonial days, indenture servants only had to work for seven years, do to this rule.	happyslug	May 2012	#53

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