CategoryDoctrine / Covenant Calendar Term
Modern Equivalentfiftieth-year release and restoration.
KJV Word TypeTheological noun / covenant calendar term
DefinitionA special year of rest and restoration, occurring every 50 years, when land was returned to its original owners and slaves were freed.
Key Verses"And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years." (Leviticus 25:8); "And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." (Leviticus 25:10)
KJV Usage NoteRefers to the fiftieth year of release and restoration, announced by trumpet and tied to land, liberty, and rest.
Common MisunderstandingIt is not simply a celebration; in Leviticus it is a structured covenant year involving release, restoration, land, and liberty.
EtymologyFrom Hebrew yobel ("ram’s horn," used to proclaim the Jubilee).