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Nov 12, 2024
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Even a cursory look at a Bible concordance and Biblical Hebrew dictionary shows that there are at least 10 Hebrew words that mean or connote "oppression" and any of its cognates ("oppressor," "oppressed," "to oppress") in at least 50 instances in the Old Testament.

According to the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia:

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