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A Father May Sell His Daughter as a Slave

Exodus 21:7 appears to give fathers the legal right to sell their daughters into slavery — does this prove the Bible endorses the commodification of women, or does the ancient context reveal protective legal safeguards?

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A Father May Sell His Daughter as a Slave

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