Encyclopedia entry
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.).
In the Bible
87
Verses where Foreigner is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Corinthians 14:11
If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
- 1 Kings 8:41
And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—
- 1 Kings 8:43
then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
- 2 Chronicles 6:32
And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
- 2 Chronicles 6:33
then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
- 2 Kings 8:1
Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.”
+81 more verses naming Foreigner.
Scripture on Foreigner
61
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- Leviticus 25Deuteronomy 14Deuteronomy 26Exodus 20Deuteronomy 10Deuteronomy 16Deuteronomy 231 Kings 82 Chronicles 6Genesis 17Genesis 19Genesis 23Genesis 26Genesis 28Exodus 2Exodus 18Exodus 22Leviticus 16Leviticus 18Leviticus 20Leviticus 22Leviticus 24Numbers 9Numbers 19Numbers 35Deuteronomy 5Deuteronomy 15Deuteronomy 17Deuteronomy 27Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 29Ruth 22 Samuel 12 Samuel 152 Kings 8Job 15Job 19Psalms 39Psalms 69Psalms 94Proverbs 5Proverbs 20Proverbs 27Isaiah 14Isaiah 56Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 22Ezekiel 14Ezekiel 44Ezekiel 47Zechariah 7Malachi 3Luke 17Acts 7Acts 101 Corinthians 14
Voices on Foreigner
2
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.