Bible dictionary for children
Foreigner
A foreigner is someone living among people from another place.
In simple words
What does it mean?
A foreigner is someone living among people from another place. The word describes a person's situation, not their worth.
Talk about it
How might remembering a difficult welcome help you welcome someone else?
An example from the Bible
Leviticus tells Israel to love the foreigner as themselves, remembering their own experience in Egypt. Memory is meant to encourage care.
Read Leviticus 19:34 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
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Related reading: Leviticus 19:34
The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
