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Genesis 15:13

 

בראשית טו:יג

Original Text:

וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָם יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע כִּי גֵר יִהְיֶה זַרְעֲךָ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָהֶם וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה:

Translation:

And [God] said to Abram, "Know well that your offspring shall be strangers in a land not theirs, and they shall be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years;
[JPS translation]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. Who are the players in this text – seen and unseen?
2. What power dynamics are at play?
3. How would a promise of slavery impact your actions?

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    Sarah Margles

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