Is Slavery Sanctioned by the Bible?

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2. _Servants obtained from the heathen._ These were, first, captives. From the account of the first taking of captives by the Israelites, Num. 31:7-47, we learn, verse 7, that t...

"Why," it is objected, "did not the apostles preach immediate emancipation, instead of indorsing slavery by defining its duties--'Servants, obey your masters,' &c.? and Paul eve...