whether in money or in kind. The Old Testament contains many illustrations of redemption in the legal sense, the most pertinent of which we shall now examine. In ancient times it often happened that a man would find himself so deeply in debt that it became necessary for him to sell part of his property to pay off his obligations. Having freed himself from debt, the man might later wish to buy back his property, especially if he had originally inherited it from his father. Three means of retrieving