JEHOVAH - an artificial name for God that combines the consonants of the divine name YHWH (JHVH) with the vowels from the Hebrew word 'Adonai. Those who developed this name failed to recognize that the vowels of 'Adonai had intentionally been placed with the consonants YHWH to remind people not to pronounce the divine name. The form Jehovah dates to the 16th century.

JUBILEE YEAR - every fiftieth year in Israel was to be a Jubilee Year (Lev. 15:8-55). In this year three things were to occur:

• Fields were to lie fallow. Since the preceding year would be a Sabbath Year this would mean that the crop harvested in the 48th year would have to last for three years.
• Slaves were to be freed. Strange this would be mentioned since slaves should have been freed in the preceding Sabbath Year.
• Property (i.e., land) was to be returned to its original owner.

The purpose was to allow land that had been sold possibly to a member of another tribe to be returned to its original tribal owner so that the one who had been forced to sell out of financial difficulty could begin again. Israel never practiced this law.