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גֵּר (ger)

גֵּר (ger) (Hebrew Lexicon • H1616 • sojourner, resident alien, stranger): sojourner, resident alien, stranger. Resident alien living among Israel without tribal land; commanded to be loved as oneself because Israel was a stranger in Egypt ( Leviticus 19:34 ). It is closely linked with φιλονεξία (philonexia) (Greek Lexicon • G5381 • love of strangers, hospitality): love of strangers, hospitality. Primary meaning: love of strangers, hospitality. Strong's: hospitableness. Lexical nuances: love of strangers, hospitality : Ro 12:13 , He 13:2 .†

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Exodus 23:9 : "Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt ."; Deuteronomy 10:19 : "Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt ."; Proverbs 5:10 : "Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;". Related canonical books and chapters: Hebrews 13 ( Hebrews • Chapter 13 (25 verses)), Genesis 37 ( Genesis • Chapter 37 (36 verses)), Proverbs 27 ( Proverbs • Chapter 27 (27 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

גֵּר
ger
H1616 Hebrew
sojourner, resident alien, stranger

sojourner, resident alien, stranger. Resident alien living among Israel without tribal land; commanded to be loved as oneself because Israel was a stranger in Egypt (Leviticus 19:34).

φιλονεξία
philonexia
G5381 Greek
love of strangers, hospitality

love of strangers, hospitality. Primary meaning: love of strangers, hospitality. Strong's: hospitableness. Lexical nuances: love of strangers, hospitality : Ro 12:13 , He 13:2 .†

Hebrews 13
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Hebrews • Chapter 13 (25 verses)

Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Italy .

Genesis 37
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Genesis • Chapter 37 (36 verses)

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan . These are the generations of Jacob . Joseph , being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah , and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Joseph , Hebron , Reuben , Bilhah , Shechem , Dothan .

Proverbs 27
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Proverbs • Chapter 27 (27 verses)

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

Leviticus 20
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Leviticus • Chapter 20 (27 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel , Whosoever he be of the children of Israel , or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall st... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel.

Ecclesiastes 6
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 6 (12 verses)

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is v...

John 10
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John • Chapter 10 (42 verses)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Solomon's , Jordan .

1 Peter
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New Testament • 5 Chapters

1 Peter (New Testament, 5 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham , Noah . Key places: Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , Bithynia , Babylon . Opens with: "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , and Bithynia ,..."

Exodus 6
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Exodus • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

Then the Lord said unto Moses , Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. And God spake unto Moses , and said unto him, I am the Lord: And I appeared unto Abraham , unto Isaa... Mentions: Moses, Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Egypt , Hezron , Hebron .

Proverbs 6
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Proverbs • Chapter 6 (35 verses)

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble ...

1 Peter 1
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1 Peter • Chapter 1 (25 verses)

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ , to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , and Bithynia , Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grac... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Pontus , Galatia , Cappadocia , Asia , Bithynia .

1 Chronicles 22
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 22 (19 verses)

Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel . And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel ; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. And David prepared ... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel, Solomon , Moses , Tyre .

Lamentations 5
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Lamentations • Chapter 5 (22 verses)

Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows. Mentions: Judah , Zion .

Isaiah 14
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Isaiah • Chapter 14 (32 verses)

For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob , and will yet choose Israel , and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shal... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Ahaz , Babylon , Lebanon , Philistia , Zion .

Genesis 15
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Genesis • Chapter 15 (21 verses)

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram : I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus ? And Abr... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Eliezer , Damascus , Egypt , Euphrates .

Isaiah 25
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Isaiah • Chapter 25 (12 verses)

O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. ... Mentions: Moab .

Psalms 54
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Psalms • Chapter 54 (7 verses)

Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Ezekiel 44
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Ezekiel • Chapter 44 (31 verses)

Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. Then said the Lord unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel , hath entered in ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zadok .

Nehemiah 9
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Nehemiah • Chapter 9 (38 verses)

Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. A... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Abram/Abraham , Moses , Jeshua , Egypt , Sinai , Heshbon , Bashan .

Genesis 23
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Genesis • Chapter 23 (20 verses)

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and s... Mentions: Hebron , Canaan , Abram/Abraham, Ephron 1 , Machpelah , Mamre .

Proverbs 5
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Proverbs • Chapter 5 (23 verses)

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Genesis 17
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Genesis • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram , and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Isaac .

1 Peter 2
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1 Peter • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Exodus 23
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Exodus • Chapter 23 (33 verses)

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.... Mentions: Egypt .

1 Timothy 5
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1 Timothy • Chapter 5 (25 verses)

Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. Honour widows that are widows indeed. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

3 John 1
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3 John • Chapter 1 (14 verses)

The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest...

Acts 2
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Acts • Chapter 2 (47 verses)

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and... Mentions: Joel , Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Mesopotamia , Cappadocia , Pontus , Asia .

Ephesians 2
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Ephesians • Chapter 2 (22 verses)

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conv... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel .

Deuteronomy 23
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 23 (25 verses)

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord. A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord. An Ammonite or Mo... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Pethor , Mesopotamia .

Matthew 27
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Matthew • Chapter 27 (66 verses)

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas , which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Judas , Jacob/Israel , Simon , Eli , Cyrene , Golgotha , Galilee .

2 Chronicles 15
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 15 (19 verses)

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: And he went out to meet Asa , and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa , and all Judah and Benjamin ; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake yo... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah), Asa, Judah , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Jerusalem , Kidron .

Exodus 20
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Exodus • Chapter 20 (26 verses)

And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt , out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Deuteronomy 25
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 25 (19 verses)

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beat... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Amalek , Egypt .

Deuteronomy 29
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 29 (29 verses)

These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab , beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb . And Moses called unto all Israel , and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your ... Mentions: Moses, Jacob/Israel, Moab , Manasseh , Abram/Abraham , Horeb , Egypt , Heshbon , Bashan .

Isaiah 56
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Isaiah • Chapter 56 (12 verses)

Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing... Mentions: Jacob/Israel .

Scripture Passages (24)

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt .

Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt .

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt .

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:

Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

Thus saith the Lord God; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel .

Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord.

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.

Hebrews 13:2 (KJV)
Hebrews 13 KJV

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;

There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!

Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.

When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

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