a stranger a sojourner. The Heb. gêrhas no exact equivalent in English. He was one who was not an Israelite but who, permanently or for a considerable period, put himself under Israelite protection and became a member of the community. He was sharply distinguished from a foreigner, who was making only a temporary stay in the country (tôshâbh, see Numbers 35:15). The latter was forbidden to eat the Passover (Exodus 12:45).

him that is born in the land Heb. "ezrâḥ, a native of the land, i.e. a full-blooded Israelite. R.V. sometimes -home-born," e.g. Numbers 15:13; Numbers 15:30.

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