וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָם יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע כִּי גֵר יִהְיֶה זַרְעֲךָ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָהֶם וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה:
And [God] said to Abram, "Know well that your offspring shall be strangers in a land not theirs, and they shall be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years;
[JPS translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Why does God tell Abraham that his offspring will be slaves?
2. How would a promise of slavery impact your actions?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)