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What Does “Redeem” Mean in the Bible?
In the King James Bible, “Redeem” means “save” in modern English. It is an archaic word from the 1611 KJV that has dropped out of everyday use.
What Was Lost
The slave market. Redemption meant standing in an auction where humans were bought and sold, paying the price, and walking the slave out to freedom. The redeemer paid with his own resources. When this image fades, the cost of salvation becomes abstract rather than viscerally concrete.
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