Explore texts tagged with Resident Foreigners
2500 BCE
1000+ CE
Ancient Near East
Hebrew Bible
Genesis 15:13
Genesis 23:4
Exodus 1:11
Exodus 2:22
Exodus 12:40
Exodus 12:49
Exodus 22:22
Leviticus 16:29
Leviticus 19:34
Leviticus 25:23
Numbers 9:14
Numbers 15:26
Deuteronomy 10:18
Deuteronomy 24:19
Deuteronomy 29:11
Joshua 8:35
Joshua 9:21
Isaiah 14:1
Ezekiel 47:22
Jeremiah 7:6
Jeremiah 22:3
Zechariah 2:11
Zechariah 7:10
Malachi 3:5
Psalm 39:12
Psalm 94:6
Psalm 146:9
Ruth 2:10
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Resident foreigners are people who live among a community to which they do not belong by birth. Ancient Near Eastern texts include such residents in communal rituals and calls to protect vulnerable people, while the Hebrew Bible gives them legal protections and a place in religious observances. Its laws appeal to Israel's own experience as foreigners in Egypt, and its prophets condemn their mistreatment and describe their inclusion in the community. Other passages use the language of foreign residence to describe the ancestors' lives and Israel's relationship to God and the land.
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