Overview
The Bible addresses year across 11 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Revelation, Leviticus and Genesis. Closely related themes include Millennium, Satan, Time and Debtor. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus.
Key Bible verses about year
Old Testament
Leviticus
That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. of thy vine: Heb. of thy separation
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
New Testament
Revelation
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
People in the Bible and year
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying year for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 1:14, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Revelation, Leviticus and Genesis each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jesus and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Millennium, Satan, Time and Debtor.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about year?
The Bible addresses year across 11 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Revelation, Leviticus and Genesis. Closely related themes include Millennium, Satan, Time and Debtor. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus.
How many Bible verses are about year?
The Bible references year in 11 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention year?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 1:14: “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night”
Which people in the Bible are associated with year?
Jesus.
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