The Bible contains many references to slavery, which was a common practice in antiquity. In the course of human history, slavery was a typical feature of civilization, predated written records, and ex
11th-century manuscript of the Hebrew Bible with Targum, Exodus 12:25–31
The Franks Casket is an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon whalebone casket, the back of which depicts the enslavement of the Jewish people at the lower right.
Tapestry depicting Rachel, Dan and Bilhah. Jacob was Rachel's husband, and Bilhah was Rachel's handmaid; Rachel gives Bilhah to her husband and he has two sons by Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali.
The Jubilee is the year that follows the passage of seven "weeks of years". This fiftieth year deals largely with land, property, and property rights. According to regulations found in the Book of Lev
Israeli stamp commemorating the Jewish National Fund and quoting Leviticus 25:23: "The land must not be sold permanently…"
The Levites sound the trumpet of Jubilee (1873 illustration)