Leviticus 25:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 14:34 uses the identical phrase 'When you come into the land I give you' for leprosy laws—same land-entrance formula.
Leviticus 26:34 promises that if Israel disobeys, the land will finally get its Sabbaths during exile — directly fulfilling the command here.
Leviticus 26:35 repeats that the land will rest during exile because it lacked Sabbath rest, echoing the command here.
Exodus 23:10 gives the same law of letting the land rest in the seventh year, which Leviticus 25:2 expands with the Sabbath concept.
2 Chronicles 36:21 records the exile fulfilling the land's Sabbath rest as commanded here, showing God's faithfulness.
Psalm 24:1 declares the earth belongs to the LORD, grounding the command here that the land must keep a Sabbath to its owner.
Jeremiah 27:5 states God made the earth and gives it to whomever He wills, directly supporting the basis for the land Sabbath command here.
In Genesis 2:3, God sanctified the seventh day as rest; here the land's sabbath mirrors that original creation pattern.
Exodus 23:11 gives the same sabbatical year law, emphasizing provision for the poor; here it is framed as a sabbath to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 15:1 commands debt cancellation every seventh year, complementing the land rest here as part of the sabbatical system.
Exodus 31:13 calls the weekly Sabbath a sign of sanctification; here the land sabbath similarly marks Israel's holy relationship with God.
Psalm 115:16 says God gave earth to humans, yet here the land must still keep God's Sabbath, showing entrusted stewardship.