What happened to the debts of fellow Israelites during the Sabbatical Year (Shemitah)?
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Correct answer: The debt was canceled or released
Deuteronomy 15:1-2 mandates that every seven years, every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbor. This prevented the cycle of perpetual poverty within the community.
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