Statement

Jewish households could include slaves and servants, who sometimes took on their masters' religion. Jewish law encouraged circumcising and converting non-Jewish slaves, and most converts to Judaism probably came from this group. Once converted and freed, they held full standing as formal proselytes and the protection of Jewish law.

References

1. p. 190

   supports · boxed feature · ch. 7

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Conversion to Judaism

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2. p. 190

   supports · boxed feature · ch. 7

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Conversion to Judaism

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