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Bondman
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
bond´man : One of the translations of the word עבד , ‛ebhedh , very common in the Old Testament. It refers to the ordinary slave, either foreign (Genesis 43:18; Genesis 44:9 , Genesis 44:33; Leviticus 25:44 , Leviticus 25:46 ) or Hebrew (Leviticus 25:42; 2 Kings 4:1 ). Hebrews were forbidden to enslave Hebrews, but did it nevertheless. It also refers to the Israelites in the bondage of Egypt (Deuteronomy 15:15 , and often), and in the exile of Babylonia (Ezra 9:9 ). The intended treatment of the men of Judah in Samaria (2 Chronicles 28:10 ) was apparently to sell them into ordinary slavery or bondage. The word is used once in the New Testament (Revelation 6:15 ) to translate δοῦλος , doúlos , where it evidently means a slave in contrast with a freeman. See SLAVERY .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Bondman'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/bondman.html. 1915.