11 Bible Verses About Property Transactions

And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

Genesis 23:13KJV

That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

Genesis 23:9KJV

My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

Genesis 23:15KJV

Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.

Genesis 47:22KJV

The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.

Genesis 49:32KJV

Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

Leviticus 25:32KJV

And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.

Leviticus 25:33KJV

And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.

Leviticus 27:19KJV

And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.

Leviticus 27:20KJV

But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s.

Leviticus 27:21KJV

And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.

Ruth 4:4KJV
Let us then consider these divine insights not merely as regulations for commerce in land or goods, but as mandates for the soul. In the exchange of property, the scripture calls us beyond mere contract to conscience, demanding honesty, equity, and a profound respect for the other party’s welfare and the land itself, as a gift from the Creator. Each transaction becomes an opportunity to mirror the divine order, to act justly, and to remember that all we possess is held in stewardship, not absolute ownership. True wealth lies not in accumulation, but in the right disposition of the heart before God and neighbour, manifested in the fairness and integrity of our earthly dealings. Thus, these verses illuminate the path of spiritual discipline through the material world, urging us to seek the eternal in the temporary.

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