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foreigner, foreign

Definition

The term "foreigner" refers to a person living in a country that is not his own. In the Old Testament it 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 your own.
• The apostle Paul writes the Ephesians that before they knew Christ, they were "foreigners" to God's covenant.
• An older word for "foreigner" is "alien."
• Sometimes "foreigner" is translated as "stranger," but make sure it does not just refer to someone you don't know.