Auntie Dem, do know the status of your ancestors in
1600 BC? That is a serious question. The idea that
slavery is a bad institution is relatively new.
Yep, and in fact if I remember correctly it is mentioned about 24 times in the bible. AND none in the abolitionist context.
I have no documentary proof, but I think my ancestors were slaves to the Egyptians. It is a common belief the early occupants of Europe were from the lost 10 tribes of Israel. The Bible seems to acknowledge slavery after the exodus as a more or less benign reality of life, and not nearly so cruel as our antebellum edition is depicted.