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# foreigner, foreign, alien #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "foreigner" refers to a person living in a country that is not his own. Another name for a foreigner is an "alien."
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* In the Old Testament, this term especially refers to anyone who came from a different people group than the people he was living among.
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* A foreigner is also a person whose language and culture is different from those of a particular region.
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* For example, when Naomi and her family moved to Moab, they were foreigners there. When Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth later moved to Israel, Ruth was called a "foreigner" there because she was not originally from Israel.
* The apostle Paul told the Ephesians that before they knew Christ, they were "foreigners" to God's covenant.
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* Sometimes "foreigner" is translated as "stranger," but it should not refer only to someone who is unfamiliar or unknown.
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## Bible References: ##
* [2 Chronicles 02:17-18 ](en/tn/2ch/help/02/17 )
* [Acts 07:29-30 ](en/tn/act/help/07/29 )
* [Deuteronomy 01:15-16 ](en/tn/deu/help/01/15 )
* [Genesis 15:12-13 ](en/tn/gen/help/15/12 )
* [Genesis 17:24-27 ](en/tn/gen/help/17/24 )
* [Luke 17:17-19 ](en/tn/luk/help/17/17 )
* [Matthew 17:24-25 ](en/tn/mat/help/17/24 )
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