Topic
Alien
16 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 18:3ISBE
And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
- Leviticus 19:33Easton
¶ And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
- Leviticus 19:34Easton
But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 22:10Easton
There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
- Deuteronomy 10:19Easton
Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 14:21ISBE
¶ Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his…
- Deuteronomy 23:3–8Easton
An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever: Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out…
- Job 19:15ISBE
They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
- Psalms 39:12Easton
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
- Psalms 69:8ISBE
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.
- Isaiah 61:5ISBE
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
- Lamentations 5:2ISBE
Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.
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- Ephesians 2:12 Easton
- Ephesians 4:18 ISBE
- Colossians 1:21 ISBE
- Hebrews 11:34 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 7 references
A foreigner, or person born in another country, and therefore not entitled to the rights and privileges of the country where he resides. Among the Hebrews there were two classes of aliens.
(1.) Those who were strangers generally, and who owned no landed property.
(2.) Strangers dwelling in another country without being naturalized (Lev. 22:10; Ps. 39:12).
Both of these classes were to enjoy, under certain conditions, the same rights as other citizens (Lev. 19:33, 34; Deut. 10:19). They might be naturalized and permitted to enter into the congregation of the Lord by submitting to circumcision and abandoning idolatry (Deut. 23:3-8).
This term is used (Eph. 2:12) to denote persons who have no interest in Christ.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 9 references
al'-yen: Found in the King James Version for ger, (Ex 18:3) = "guest," hence: "foreigner," "sojourner" the Revised Version (British and American); also for nekhar (Isa 61:5) = "foreign," "a foreigner" the Revised Version (British and American) (concrete), "heathendom" (abstract), "alien," "strange" (-er), and for nokhri (De 14:21 the Revised Version (British and American) "foreigner"; compare Job 19:15; Ps 69:8; La 5:2)--"strange," in a variety of degrees and meanings: "foreign," "non-relative," "adulterous," "different," "wonderful," "alien," "outlandish," "strange." In the New Testament we find apellotriomenos (Eph 4:18; Col 1:21) = "being alienated," and allotrios (Heb 11:34) = "another's," "not one's own," hence: "foreign," "not akin," "hostile." In the Old Testament the expression was taken in its literal sense, referring to those who were not Israelites--the heathen; in the New Testament it is given a figurative meaning, as indicating those who have not become naturalized in the kingdom of God, hence are outside of Christ and the blessing of the gospel.
Frank E. Hirsch
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.