Jeremiah 32:7

New Century Version

Your cousin Hanamel, son of your uncle Shallum, will come to you soon. Hanamel will say to you, ‘Jeremiah, you are my nearest relative, so buy my field near the town of Anathoth. It is your right and your duty to buy that field.’

Cross References

1 Kings 14:5

The Lord said to him, “Jeroboam’s son is sick, and Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about him. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else.” Then the Lord told Ahijah what to say.

Jeremiah 1:1

These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah. He belonged to the family of priests who lived in the town of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.

Jeremiah 11:21

So the Lord speaks about the people from Anathoth who plan to kill Jeremiah and say, “Don’t prophesy in the name of the Lord, or we will kill you!”

Jeremiah 32:6

While Jeremiah was in prison, he said, “The Lord spoke this word to me:

Jeremiah 32:8

“Then it happened just as the Lord had said. My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and said to me, ‘Buy for yourself my field near Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. It is your right and duty to buy it and own it.’ So I knew this was a message from the Lord.

Leviticus 25:23

“ ‘The land really belongs to me, so you can’t sell it for all time. You are only foreigners and travelers living for a while on my land.

Leviticus 25:24

People might sell their land, but it must always be possible for the family to get its land back.

Leviticus 25:25

If a person in your country becomes very poor and sells some land, then close relatives must come and buy it back.

Leviticus 25:34

Also the fields and pastures around the Levites’ cities cannot be sold, because those fields belong to the Levites forever.

Leviticus 25:49

His uncle, his uncle’s son, or any one of his close relatives may buy him back. Or, if he gets enough money, he may pay the money to free himself.

Numbers 35:2

“Command the Israelites to give the Levites cities to live in from the land they receive. Also give the Levites the pastureland around these cities.