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Hebrew slaves were released at the end of six<br />

years<br />

"...I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that<br />

I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the<br />

house of bondmen, saying, at the end of seven<br />

years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew,<br />

which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath<br />

served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free<br />

from thee..."<br />

The land receives rest at the end of six years.<br />

Exodus 23:10 "And six years thou shalt sow thy<br />

land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: But the<br />

seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the<br />

poor and the needy shall eat."<br />

God commanded the Israelites to give their land a Sabbath<br />

rest after 6 years of farming it (Ex 23:10-11)(Lev 25:1-7).<br />

The glory of the Lord covered Mt. Sinai for 6 days (Ex 24:16).

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