Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
General references
Bible References
General references
Deuteronomy 15:1
At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
Exodus 21:2
If thou should buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
Leviticus 25:39
And when thy brother becomes poor, being with thee, and if he should sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a slave.
Jeremiah 34:14
At the end of seven years each one shall let his Hebrew brother go, who has been sold unto thee; therefore he shall serve thee six years, and thou shalt send him forth free from thee: but your fathers did not hearken unto me, nor incline their ear.
John 8:35
And the slave does not abide in the house for ever, but the Son abides for ever.