Bible Quiz The Bible Quiz - Why was it forbidden to sell the land permanently? Topic Q 1817 Question 1 of 1 Behar Score of 60 Why was it forbidden to sell the land permanently? Because it belonged to the earth Because it belonged to Bnei Yisrael (the Children of Israel) Because no one wanted to buy it permanently Because it belonged to God Menu Click For Source Vayikra 25:23 41 people have so far answered this question That is correct24.4% of people got this wrong. That is not correctOnly 75.6% of people got it right.