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Th . The Hebrew word is ebed , which is commonly rendered servant . David was the ebed of Saul , not his slave . Ziba was the ebed of Mephibosheth , but a man of wealth and importance . Jeroboam was the ebed of Solomon .
Th . The Hebrew word is ebed , which is commonly rendered servant . David was the ebed of Saul , not his slave . Ziba was the ebed of Mephibosheth , but a man of wealth and importance . Jeroboam was the ebed of Solomon .
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... to understand it as meaning any more than this : “ Both thy male and female servants , which thou shalt have , shall be of the heathen that are round about you ; ( and not of your Hebrew brethren ; ) of them shall ye procure ...
... to understand it as meaning any more than this : “ Both thy male and female servants , which thou shalt have , shall be of the heathen that are round about you ; ( and not of your Hebrew brethren ; ) of them shall ye procure ...
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Doulos , servant , is used in the New Testament , very much as the Hebrew ebed , ( servant , ) is in the Old . It is evident , to any who examine the New Testament , that those who are called douloi were regarded as persons , and not as ...
Doulos , servant , is used in the New Testament , very much as the Hebrew ebed , ( servant , ) is in the Old . It is evident , to any who examine the New Testament , that those who are called douloi were regarded as persons , and not as ...
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Th . The Hebrew word is ebed , which is commonly rendered servant . David was the ebed of Saul , not his slave . Ziba was the ebed of Mephibosheth , but a man of wealth and importance . Jeroboam was the ebed of Solomon .
Th . The Hebrew word is ebed , which is commonly rendered servant . David was the ebed of Saul , not his slave . Ziba was the ebed of Mephibosheth , but a man of wealth and importance . Jeroboam was the ebed of Solomon .
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... to understand it as meaning any more than this : “ Both thy male and female servants , which thou shalt have , shall be of the heathen that are round about you ; ( and not of your Hebrew brethren ; ) of them shall ye procure men ...
... to understand it as meaning any more than this : “ Both thy male and female servants , which thou shalt have , shall be of the heathen that are round about you ; ( and not of your Hebrew brethren ; ) of them shall ye procure men ...
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Page 19 - And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Page 27 - Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you to inherit them for a possession ; they shall be your bondmen for ever : but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
Page 20 - And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
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| Title | Bible Against Slaveholders: Slaves Bought and Sold! |
| Author | Friend of freedom and the prepetuity of the union |
| Publisher | Republic Office, 1849 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 4 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 8 pages |
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