The meaning of Bondman in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

bond'-man: One of the translations of the word 'ebhedh, very common in the Old Testament. It refers to the ordinary slave, either foreign (Genesis 43:18; Genesis 44:9, Genesis 44:33; Leviticus 25:44, Leviticus 25:46) or Hebrew (Leviticus 25:42; II Kings 4:1). Hebrews were forbidden to enslave Hebrews, but did it nevertheless. It also refers to the Israelites in the bondage of Egypt (Deuteronomy 15:15, and often), and in the exile of Babylonia (Ezra 9:9). The intended treatment of the men of Judah in Samaria (II Chronicles 28:10) was apparently to sell them into ordinary slavery or bondage. The word is used once in the New Testament (Revelation 6:15) to translate doulos, where it evidently means a slave in contrast with a freeman.

See SLAVERY.

William Joseph McGlothlin

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