In sharp contrast with all ancient Near Eastern andurāru / mīšarum proclamations, the biblical jubilee was cyclical—ordained by God and not by an earthly ruler according to his whim or need—and could not be revoked or circumvented. throughout the land for all its inhabitants. bāʾāreṣ lĕkol-yōšĕbêhā. In contrast, the Mesopotamian andurāru / mīšarum affected different districts and subjects at different times. However, this clause excludes the non-Israelites (e.g., the gērîm ‘aliens’),