Which tribe was exempt from the land return laws of Jubilee because they had no permanent land inheritance?
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Correct answer: The tribe of Levi
While the Levites did not have a land inheritance like other tribes, they did have houses in their own cities. Leviticus 25:32-34 specifies that the houses of Levites in their cities could be redeemed at any time and always returned to them in the Jubilee.
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