Over ninety per cent of scholars are reported as saying that the early Hebrews were never enslaved by the Egyptians and that there was no Exodus as described in The Bible. So, no factual answer can be given about the life of slavery suffered by the Hebrews in Egypt.
A biblical answer is that the Egyptians became increasingly harsh in their treatment of the Israelites, increasing the workload and reducing their food allowances. When the Egyptians feared because the Israelites were beginning to outnumber the Egyptians, the Pharoah ordered the slaughter of the Hebrew babies. In this story, life was hard and cruel.
No. That is inhumane and against halacha. They might have bought branded slaves, but it would have been assur for them to brand them.
If you are referring to African slaves, then no, they came from Africa. The Ancient Hebrews came from Asia.
At that time, the Hebrews were slaves in Egypt.
They were slaves
The Torah states they were slaves in the land of Egypt
The Torah states they were slaves in the land of Egypt.
Hebrews were never slaves in Egypt. There is no record of such thing beyond a book of bias written by the Jews.
Hebrews were never slaves in Egypt. There is no record of such thing beyond a book of bias written by the Jews.
They were slaves to Pharaoh.
His slaves may have been the Biblical Hebrews (pre-Exodus).
ancient Egypt
The Hebrews, Bnai Yisrael, Children of Israel, Hebrew Slaves, were the Slaves of the Egyptians.