10 occurrences in 10 translations

'Alien' in the Bible

And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down to Egypt to dwell as an alien there, for the famine was severe in the land.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfFamine, Kinds OfempiresSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfAbraham, Calling And LifeSojourning

And I will give to you and to your offspring after you {the land in which you are living as an alien}, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting property. And I will be to them as God."

Verse ConceptsBlessings, To AbrahamGod, The EternalLand, As A Divine GiftProperty, LandThe Promised LandEternal PossessionSojourningI Will Be Their God

But they said, “Stand aside.” Furthermore, they said, “This one came in as an alien, and already he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them.” So they pressed hard against Lot and came near to break the door.

Verse ConceptsSeductionThreateningsSojourningPressingBroken ThingsSuffering From ForeignersWorse

And Abraham journeyed from there to the land of the Negev, and he settled between Kadesh and Shur. And he dwelled as an alien in Gerar.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Testing And VictorySojourningParticular Journeys

Swear to me by God here and now, that you will not break an agreement with me or with my children and descendants. As I have been loyal to you, so you will be loyal to me and to the country where you are a foreign resident.”

Verse ConceptsKindnessNegotiationPolitical Alliances, By OathsSojourningFalse WaysPeople Bound By OathsSwearing

And Abraham dwelled as an alien in the land of the Philistines many days.

Verse ConceptsSojourning

“I am a foreign resident among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

Verse ConceptsBeing A PilgrimPilgrims, Examples OfUnseenReckoned As ForeignersThe Cave Of Machpelah

Dwell as an alien in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham you father.

Verse ConceptsBlessings, To AbrahamOaths, DivineSojourningGod Swearing BlessingsGod Will Be With YouGod Will Blessland

May God give you and your offspring the blessing of Abraham so that you may possess the land where you live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

Verse ConceptsBlessing Through God's PeopleGod Gave The Land

And he instructed them, saying, "Thus you must say to my lord, to Esau, 'Thus says your servant Jacob, I have dwelled as an alien with Laban, and I have remained [there] until now.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietySojourning

Bible Theasaurus

Alienate (4 instances)
Exotic (1 instance)
Foreign (157 instances)
Foreigner (140 instances)
Stranger (157 instances)
Transfer (17 instances)
Unknown (34 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּיר גּר 
Ger 
Usage: 92

יקע 
Yaqa` 
Usage: 8

נכר 
Nekar 
Usage: 36

נכרי 
Nokriy 
Usage: 46

נקע 
Naqa` 
Usage: 3

ἀλλότριος 
Allotrios 
Usage: 10

ἀπαλλοτριόω 
Apallotrioo 
be alienated with , be alien
Usage: 3

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