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# disperse, dispersion
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## Definition
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The terms "disperse" and "dispersion" refer to people or things that are scattered in many different directions.
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* In the New Testament, this term refers specifically to persecuted Christians who had to leave their homes and move to many different locations.
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* The phrase "the dispersion" could be translated as "believers in many different places" or "the people who are scattered"
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* The term "disperse" could be translated as, "send out" or "send away" or "scatter."
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