Looking for an Old Testament Reference?

Maybe you're thinking of the Law of Jubilee, where every 50 years the property was to be restored to the original owners, debts were to be canceled, and slaves were to be set free?

I just read the chapter about this a few days ago but right now I'm drawing a blank. You can, though, use one of the on-line Bible search tools such as Blue Letter Bible, at http://www.blueletterbible.org/ When you get there, type jubile* in the search box (and be sure to use the "splat" or asterisk. I don't remember if the King James Version uses one or two final "e"s in jubilee). The results will display every verse where the term appears so give it a try.

Something else that did happen, where people did pool their resources, was in Acts chapters 2 and 4 as I recall. This was just a temporary thing, where people who needed money or whatever let the believers know and the others would sell something to meet the need.

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I just copied and pasted "commandment from God for the Israelites to gather their possessions and to divide them equally amongst themselves every 60 years." And a few sites came up about it but there's a lot to read to get the answer you are looking for. Sorry I couldn't help.

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Try Hans Christian Andersen or the Brothers Grimm. Not quite the bible, but at least you'll get a more truthful answer