Bible Dictionary
EXACTION
A demand for money owed or pledged, or an oppressive eviction from house and home. The term can therefore describe financial pressure or forced removal.
Definition
An exaction is a demand for money lent on pledge or an oppressive demand that may result in removal from home. The word therefore includes financial pressure and forced eviction.
Biblical Usage
Israel agreed to forego certain demands for money lent on pledge in the seventh year. Ezekiel uses the term in a context where it may also mean expulsions from house and home.
Historical Background
The biblical terms translated exaction refer respectively to pledged loans and eviction. The Revised Version distinguishes these senses by rendering the latter as expulsions in its margin.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>eg-zak'-shun:</p><p>(1) mashsha' (Ne 10:31), a demand for money lent on pledge, which the Jews agreed to forego in the seventh year;</p><p>(2) gerushah (Eze 45:9, "your exactions," the Revised Version, margin "expulsions"), eviction from house and home.</p>