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Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Slavery in the Bible: 5 of 9

Down through history slavery has been a part of the human condition. The American Emancipation Proclamation did not put an end to all slavery in the world. Even in the dawning years of the Twenty-first Century there is still slavery in the world. Some have used the Holy Bible to justify slavery. Even though the Scripture does not condemn slavery, they do contain some radical ideas about a situation most contemporary societies took for granted. To begin with we need to consider the Hebrew slaves in Egypt. Originally, Jacob and his twelve sons and their families migrated to Egypt because of ...
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