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The Torah says that people weren’t actually called slaves but could be compared to an servant because they weren’t owned by anyone, cannot be abused sexually or physically, they also rest on the seventh day and on Jewish holidays, and where obligated in many mitzvoth.

 This quote is from the Torah. This quote is basically saying that before servant masters where able to feed themselves they had to serve and feed their servants before they where to eat anything. This certainly shows that jewish servants where suppose to be treated with respect and carefulness. It reveals that the masters of them really cared for those who gave them that extra help in the house that they couldn't do alone. Also another interesting fact was that they where treated was more respect then any foreign kings servants. They had so much freedom that they were able to stop being a servant after six years.

 Although the Jewish servants had it better then the rest the Buddhism servants had it rough. They where owned by who ever they where given to. It doesn't matter on the circumstance they were to do what they were told and to obey their Master's even if they where forced. Some interesting points are
 *  The slaves where offered as gifts to the rich
 * Explicit treatments if slavery, casual references
 * Slavery was a unremarkable part of the world on ancient India
 * Buddhadasa means the slavery of the Buddha



The quote above shows that their servants was treated with less respect because they where seen as a gift that they could do anything to. Even though every human being that has not cause any harm should be treated with respect of at least enough gratitude to have an such gift that can help you with all your needs. They where able to do whatever they where pleased with them, and that's meaning anything from abuse, sexual behavior, forced labor, and etc. If we go back to Judaism when their servants are allowed to leave after six years, these servants was here for the rest of their life's!

As from the first statement of slavery and Judaism we can seek that Jews that where servants masters/owners had a lot of restrictions if what they can and can not do to their servants. Here are three outrageous facts that will reveal to you about the punishments masters/owners can face if any of this was to happen:
 * They where not allowed to be in the slave trade.
 * If you hit one of your slaves/servants and they become hurt or ill they where able to leave their master.
 * If the master kills any slave male or female they will have death penalt

Here are some passages from the Torah that shows evidence that these rules and facts are true: "He is worth double a hired servant to you, serving for six years." (Deut 15:18) "For they are My servants, whom I took out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves." (Lev 25:42) "And your slave and your maidservant that you may have from among the nations around you, from them you may acqu ire slaves and maidservants, and they shall be your property." (Lev 25: 44-45) "If a person should strike his slave or his maidservant with a staff, and he dies by his hand, he shall be avenged. But if the slave survives for a day or two, then he shall not be avenged, for he is his (the master's) property." (Lev 21:20-21)

In the early sages of Judaism was a blessing to those who lived at that time who was a Jew servant/slave. The question is why couldn't it be the same for everyone else how where slaves/servants? Outstandingly everyone who was a servant in Judaism at the time was treated as someone special. It was a time when if you had a servant you was to treat like it was your everything. It was a gift that helped you out with things around the house,garden,and whatever else that needed help on. So why wouldn't the masters of these servants treat them basically like royalty.

Well yes they can by following some of three easy steps to them: * Believe that their should be obedience * To worship who you are suppose to *Peace between each other This helps notice that Judaism and Buddhism are similar due to how a person should treat each other and to do and follow what they are told by in whom you believe in. If we think outside of just these two religion mostly any could have share the same views of obedience rules. As human beings some us can relate to fellow and understand at least one of these rules. Even if you believe in a certain religion or not this can be a part of you act in the daily basis.



From this we can now tell that in the history of slavery in the religions of Buddhism and Judaism that each of them have have their own morals and views of slavery. We all now that slavery has played a huge part in just about everyones life. If your people where slaves or had slaves we should all know the facts and background of slavery. It's important to know how it came a long and why there was slavery. Yes, everyone has their own opinions on how they like life should be and how people should act, but at the same time everything happens for a reason. Even though we can state that we all know that their where things that shouldn't had happened. For example: forced labor, rape, and abused behavior. These examples go for every slave/servant that has ever been through something or has not been. It's a sad thing that something like this really.

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