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In reading accounts of American slavery, I constantly run across instances where masters read to their slaves from the Bible, including from the Old Testament--did anybody ever suggest that this practice, particularly reading "Exodus" to slaves might be a bad idea?

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Logistically, how was the exile of of the Jews from Jerusalem to Babylon accomplished?

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In reading accounts of American slavery, I constantly run across instances where masters read to their slaves from the Bible, including from the Old Testament--did anybody ever suggest that this practice, particularly reading "Exodus" to slaves might be a bad idea?	429
Logistically, how was the exile of of the Jews from Jerusalem to Babylon accomplished?	4