Foreigner
Foreigner
See Stranger.
Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church
Foreigner
(, nokri’, Deu 15:3; Oba 1:11, a stranger, as elsewhere rendered; , toshab’, Exo 12:45, a sojourner, as usually rendered; , lit. a neighbor, Eph 2:19, elsewhere stranger or sojourner), a resident in a country not native to him, i.e., in the Jewish sense a Gentile. SEE ALIEN. Such non-Israelites (, Josephus , Ant. 3:12, 3) as resided among the Hebrews were by the Mosaic law not only commended in general to the sympathy and humanity of the citizens (Exo 22:21; Exo 23:9; Lev 19:33-34; Deu 10:18 sq.; comp. Jer 7:6; Eze 22:7; Zec 7:10; Mal 3:5; see Josephus, Apion, 2:28), but were also entitled to certain privileges belonging to the poor, namely, to participation in the festivals and decennial feasts (Deu 14:28 sq.; Deu 16:10 sq.; Deu 26:11 sq.; Tob 1:7), to gleanings in the vineyards and fields (Lev 19:10; Lev 23:22; Deu 24:19 sq.), and to the harvest in the year of jubilee (Lev 25:6); prescriptions which found a definite point of support in Oriental hospitality. Before the courts they had equal rights with the native-born residents (Exo 12:49; Lev 24:22; Num 15:15 sq.; Deu 1:16; Deu 24:17; Deu 27:19), and the cities of refuge were appointed for them likewise in case of unintentional homicide (Num 35:15). On the other hand, they also were not allowed to perform anything which was an abomination according to the Hebrew law (Exo 20:10; Lev 17:10; Lev 18:26; Lev 20:2; Lev 24:16; Deu 5:14; Eze 14:7); yet they were exempted from the prohibition of using the flesh of animals that died of themselves (Deu 14:21; but there are also other distinctions between this passage and Lev 17:15. SEE CARCASE ).
Foreign slaves must be circumcised, but were then entitled to eat the passover (Gen 17:12 sq.; Exo 12:44). It was lawful to take interest from foreigners for loaned capital (Deu 23:20). SEE DEBT. Under certain restrictions, when they submitted to circumcision, they became naturalized, and received the prerogatives of Jewish citizenship; Edomites and Egyptians in the: third generation (Deu 23:7 sq.; comp. Theodoret, Quaest. in Deuteronomy 26), others after a longer time. Only Ammonites, Moabites, castrated persons, and the off-spring of public harlots were altogether excluded from this privilege (Deu 23:1 sq.; comp. Neh 13:1).. Foreigners accordingly appear in the royal service (1Sa 21:7; 1Sa 22:9; 2Sa 11:3; 2Sa 11:6, etc.). SEE GITTITE. Later fanaticism, however sought to expel all foreigners from the country (Neh 13:3; on the contrary, Eze 47:22), or impose the hard conditions of circumcision (Josephus, Life, 23). See generally Michaelis, Mos. Recht, 2:443 sq.; Jahn, I, 2:346 sq. The legal treatment of foreigners was in the earlier ages the more humane, as originally at Rome (Adam, Rom. Ant. 1:145) and at Athens. SEE PROSELYTE..
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Foreigner
a Gentile. Such as resided among the Hebrews were required by the law to be treated with kindness (Ex. 22:21; 23:9; Lev. 19:33, 34; 23:22; Deut. 14:28; 16:10, 11; 24:19). They enjoyed in many things equal rights with the native-born residents (Ex. 12:49; Lev. 24:22; Num. 15:15; 35:15), but were not allowed to do anything which was an abomination according to the Jewish law (Ex. 20:10; Lev. 17:15, 16; 18:26; 20:2; 24:16, etc.).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
FOREIGNER
Almost every large community contains some people whom the community regards as foreigners. This often creates tensions (Num 12:1; Neh 13:23-25; Act 18:2; 1Th 2:16), in spite of Gods desire that there be tolerance and harmony (cf. Mat 5:9; Rom 12:18; Eph 2:14-16).
When the Israelites migrated from Egypt to Canaan, many foreigners were among them (Exo 12:38). In Canaan more foreigners were among them, because of the Israelites failure to wipe out the local people (Jos 17:12; Jdg 3:5). (Concerning the specific reasons for exterminating the Canaanites see CANAAN.) Israelites themselves brought in more foreigners by taking people captive in war and bringing them back to Israel to work as slaves and labourers (Num 31:9; Jos 9:22-24; Jos 17:13; 1Ki 9:21; see SLAVE).
God has a special concern for those who are resident foreigners or who belong to other minority groups that are liable to unfair treatment by the majority (Deu 10:17-19; Psa 146:9). He instructed Israelites to treat foreigners with tolerance and kindness, and to remember how they themselves felt when they were foreigners in Egypt (Exo 23:9; Deu 24:19-22; see HOSPITALITY).
Foreigners who worked for Israelites were to have one day rest in seven the same as Israelites (Exo 20:10). They were under the law of Israel (Exo 12:19; Lev 17:10; Lev 18:26; Lev 20:2; Lev 24:16), but they also shared the national blessings of Israel (Deu 29:10-13; Jos 8:33; Jos 20:9). They could join in some of Israels ceremonies (Num 15:14; Deu 26:11), but they could not join in the Passover unless they had formally become members of the covenant people (Exo 12:48-50; see CIRCUMCISION; PROSELYTE). Under the new covenant, by contrast, there is no distinction between Israelites and foreigners. All believers are united in one body through faith, regardless of nationality (Gal 3:28; Eph 2:19; see GENTILE; RACE).
Among Old Testament Israelites there was a sense in which even they were foreigners. The land of Canaan belonged to God and the Israelites were like foreign visitors, or pilgrims people whom God allowed to live for a time in his land. That was why, after Joshua divided the land among the families of Israel, no one was to sell any portion of land permanently (Lev 25:23; see JUBILEE).
In a sense all the inhabitants of the world are like foreign visitors, for the world is only their temporary dwelling place (1Ch 29:15; Psa 39:12). This is particularly true of believers, whose real dwelling place is heaven (Heb 11:13-16; Heb 13:14; 1Pe 1:1; 1Pe 1:17; 1Pe 2:11).
Fuente: Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
Foreigner
FOREIGNER.See Nations, Stranger.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Foreigner
forin-er The translation of , nokhr, unknown, foreign, frequently rendered stranger (Deu 15:3; Oba 1:11); of , toshabh, a settler, an alien resident (Exo 12:45; the Revised Version (British and American) sojourner; compare Lev 25:47; Psa 39:12); of paroikos, dwelling near, sojourner (Eph 2:19, the Revised Version (British and American) sojourners).
Revised Version has foreigner for stranger (Deu 17:15; Deu 23:20; Deu 29:22; Rth 2:10; 2Sa 15:19), for alien (Deu 14:21); the hand of a foreigner for a stranger’s hand (Lev 22:25). See ALIEN; STRANGER AND SOJOURNER.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Foreigner
Eph 2:19 (a) This describes the spiritual condition of those who have never accepted CHRIST JESUS and therefore do not belong to GOD’s family, GOD’s church, nor the “holy nation” of the saints.