The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Sabbaths, of Years

sab'-aths, (shabbethoth shanim; anapauseis eton (Le 25:8)): The seven sabbatic years preceding the Year of Jubilee.

See SABBATICAL YEAR; JUBILEE YEAR; ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 5.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.