The Bible and SlaveryL. Swormstedt & A. Poe, 1857 - 354 pages |
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... thing further be needed on the subject , the republication of Blair in this country , and the translation of Mallon would satisfy the inqui- ries of intelligent , candid men . Though the author has , from the best and most reliable ...
... thing further be needed on the subject , the republication of Blair in this country , and the translation of Mallon would satisfy the inqui- ries of intelligent , candid men . Though the author has , from the best and most reliable ...
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... ing , nor acquire any thing but what must belong to his master . " " The slave is entirely subject to the will of his master , who may correct or chastise him , though not with unusual rigor , or so as to maim or 3 INTRODUCTION . 25.
... ing , nor acquire any thing but what must belong to his master . " " The slave is entirely subject to the will of his master , who may correct or chastise him , though not with unusual rigor , or so as to maim or 3 INTRODUCTION . 25.
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... things - obtains as undoubted law in all these [ slave ] states . " A slave is a person divested of the ownership of ... thing whether the free person is made a slave , or deprived of freedom by conquest , by kidnapping , or by law . The ...
... things - obtains as undoubted law in all these [ slave ] states . " A slave is a person divested of the ownership of ... thing whether the free person is made a slave , or deprived of freedom by conquest , by kidnapping , or by law . The ...
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... thing . The question before us is , did these devout patriarchs become possessed of servants which they obtained and treated as slaves , or as hired servants ; or , in other words , did these patriarchs engage in such thefts , sales ...
... thing . The question before us is , did these devout patriarchs become possessed of servants which they obtained and treated as slaves , or as hired servants ; or , in other words , did these patriarchs engage in such thefts , sales ...
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... things , and maintain judgment or religious institutions , both in theory and practice . If we consider also the institution of circumcision , which ho and his servants , or subjects , received from God , the relig- ious character is ...
... things , and maintain judgment or religious institutions , both in theory and practice . If we consider also the institution of circumcision , which ho and his servants , or subjects , received from God , the relig- ious character is ...
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Abraham become bondage bondmen born free bought with money brother Canaan captives children of Israel Christ Christian Church circumcised civil law command concubinage contract covenant death Deuteronomy Deuteronomy xv Egyptians emancipation enslavement evil Exodus Exodus xxi father freed-man freedom freeman Genesis Genesis xxxvii Haran hath heathen Hebrew servant heir Hence hired servant inheritance Institutes Isaac Ishmaelites Israel Israelites Jacob Jews Joseph Joseph's brethren jubilee Judea justice Justinian labor land of Egypt law of Moses law of nature Leviticus xxv liberty Lord maid-servants manumission manumitted marriage master moral Mosaic code Mosaic law mother nations oppressed parents poor possession Potiphar principles privileges proselytes purchase redeemed religion religious Roman Roman law sell serve slave code slave laws slave system slaveholders sold stolen stranger system of slavery testament thee theft thing thou shalt tion unto wife wives word wrong
Popular passages
Page 109 - I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt : open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Page 280 - But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Page 312 - Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners...
Page 186 - Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant ; even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer...
Page 174 - And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. Ye shall not respect persons in judgment ; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great : ye shall not be afraid of the face of man ; for the judgment is God's : and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
Page 296 - For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath 'chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 149 - 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.
Page 119 - Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth My people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
Page 35 - He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised ; and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant...
Page 95 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.