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Anti-Slave Prayer
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Blessed and powerful God, eternally [ . . . ] universal ruler, Lord of Hosts; we have come to beg of you and pray for the safety of the state, as you ordered us through your prophet: “Seek the welfare…

Contributor:

David Hisquiau Baruch Louzada

Places:

Jodensavanne, Dutch Colonial Empire (Joden Savanna, Suriname)

Date:

ca. 1790

Subjects:

Prayer, Government, Slavery, Racism, Colonialism

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy
Manuscript page with vocalized Hebrew text and torn edges.
Prayer of Thanksgiving after the Portuguese Attack on Recife
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And Isaac offered this prayer and supplication before the Lord: Master of the worlds and Lord of lords, possessed of infinite wisdom and endless understanding, who emanates through His beings which…

Contributor:

Isaac Aboab da Fonseca

Places:

Recife, Dutch Colonial Empire (Recife, Brazil)

Date:

Mid–17th Century

Subjects:

Prayer, War, Colonialism, Ecology

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Prayer & Liturgy