Property ownership is a significant facet of human civilization that encompasses legal, social, economic, and ethical dimensions. While the Bible does not explicitly delve into the mechanics of property law as we understand it today, it offers profound insights into owning and managing property, reflecting divine principles and moral guidelines.

And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans. To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Wherever the lot falls for anyone, that shall be his.

Property is rooted in the grand story of the Bible. It was given by God at creation, as a means by which we exercise our call to stewardship and dominion as we fill the earth and develop it. Dr. Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., a distinguished Old Testament scholar, develops this theme in his paper Ownership and Property In the Old Testament Economy.