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Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered - The Preterist Archive

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determined the name according to the sign 'controlling' the actual jubilee year.<br />

Finally, the reader will note that the text never mentions a 'first jubilee', even though it begins its<br />

recitation at the Creation. Instead, it counts only Jubilees 2-7. Presumably the explanation for this<br />

peculiarity lies in the septimal concept inherent in sabbatical years and 49-year jubilees. <strong>The</strong> author<br />

wanted to emphasize the number seven. Since the priestly rotation in fact required only six years to<br />

repeat, the only way to end on the number seven was to begin counting with two.

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