Bible dictionary

Sojourner

Sojourner is a person who lives for a time in a place that is not their home. In the Bible, a sojourner is a type of foreigner. A sojourner is a foreigner who lives in a place only for a limited time, not as a permanent resident.

See Foreigner.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subject

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