en_tw/bible/other/foreigner.md

# foreigner, foreign, alien #

## Definition: ##

The term "foreigner" refers to a person living in a country that is not his own. Another name for a foreigner is an "alien." 

* In the Old Testament, this term especially refers to anyone who came from a different people group than the people he was living among.
* A foreigner is also a person whose language and culture is different from those of a particular region.
* 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.
* Sometimes "foreigner" is translated as "stranger," but it should not refer only to someone who is unfamiliar or unknown.

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Chronicles 02:17-18](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/02/17)
* [Acts 07:29-30](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/29)
* [Deuteronomy 01:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/deu/01/15)
* [Genesis 15:12-13](rc://en/tn/help/gen/15/12)
* [Genesis 17:24-27](rc://en/tn/help/gen/17/24)
* [Luke 17:17-19](rc://en/tn/help/luk/17/17)
* [Matthew 17:24-25](rc://en/tn/help/mat/17/24)

## Word Data:##

* Strong's: H312, H628, H776, H1471, H1481, H1616, H2114, H3363, H4033, H5236, H5237, H5361, H6154, H8453, G241, G245, G526, G915, G1854, G3581, G3927, G3941
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added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`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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added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* In the Old Testament, this term especially refers to anyone who came from a different people group than the people he was living among.`
added master from April 12, 2017 2017-04-15 17:25:45 +00:00			`* A foreigner is also a person whose language and culture is different from those of a particular region.`
added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* 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.`
added master from April 12, 2017 2017-04-15 17:25:45 +00:00			`* 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: ##`

Update Links to RC format 2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00			`* [2 Chronicles 02:17-18](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/02/17)`
			`* [Acts 07:29-30](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/29)`
			`* [Deuteronomy 01:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/deu/01/15)`
			`* [Genesis 15:12-13](rc://en/tn/help/gen/15/12)`
			`* [Genesis 17:24-27](rc://en/tn/help/gen/17/24)`
			`* [Luke 17:17-19](rc://en/tn/help/luk/17/17)`
			`* [Matthew 17:24-25](rc://en/tn/help/mat/17/24)`
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			`## Word Data:##`

Strong's numbers added 2017-06-27 19:30:59 +00:00			`* Strong's: H312, H628, H776, H1471, H1481, H1616, H2114, H3363, H4033, H5236, H5237, H5361, H6154, H8453, G241, G245, G526, G915, G1854, G3581, G3927, G3941`
Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00