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> It's not common knowledge that general debt amnesties were a common feature of ancient economic life Is the Jubilee not generally known or do you mean that d

> It's not common knowledge that general debt amnesties were a common feature of ancient economic life Is the Jubilee not generally known or do you mean that debt forgiveness was more widespread than generally known? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_(biblical) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_(biblical)

lostlogin 4y ago
Thanks for this. Wonder if it used to mean that borrowing for more than 7 years wasn’t a thing?
dzdt 4y ago
My impression is Jubilee is not generally known. Probably knowledge varies a lot by cultural context though (for me: American, non-Jewish).