Deuteronomy 15:1

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 31:10 references this same law, specifying the year of release as the time to read the Law at the Feast of Booths.

Exodus 23:10 commands a seventh-year rest for the land, mirroring the sabbatical release pattern in Deuteronomy 15:1.

Exodus 23:11 continues the land rest law, adding that the poor may eat, paralleling the humanitarian goal of the year of release.

Leviticus 25:2-4 institutes a sabbatical year for the land, sharing the seven-year cycle and rest principle with the debt release.

Nehemiah 10:31 reenacts this law by pledging to forego seventh-year crops and debts, directly applying the release command.

Exodus 21:2 Parallel

Exodus 21:2 parallels the seven-year cycle, mandating release of Hebrew slaves in the seventh year, echoing the debt remission principle.