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How did the Law view a runaway servant from a foreign master who sought refuge in Israel?

  1. He must always be returned to his master immediately without any exceptions
  2. He was to be sold at the city gate
  3. He was not to be handed over to his master and could live where he chose
  4. He was to be imprisoned for forty days
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Correct answer: He was not to be handed over to his master and could live where he chose

Deuteronomy 23:15-16 forbids returning a fugitive servant to his master. Instead, he was allowed to dwell in Israel wherever he liked and was not to be oppressed.

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