When I started working on this article, I soon found that the matter of translation is far from straightforward. In fact I was making rather good progress and working towards a nice clean finish, but alas, the whole matter became complicated. I soon found myself preoccupied with researching the different meanings of what is commonly translated sojourner, or sometimes stranger in the Old Testament.

This will be a non-scholarly exploration of the term sojourner in the Old Testament, for I am completely unqualified to treat it in a scholarly manner. Yet, I believe there can be some value in this exercise, if nothing else for my own benefit.

I have long wanted to take a comprehensive look and undertake a thematic study of what the Bible has to say about immigration, and so I thought it appropriate to start this blog by writing on a subject close to the heart of the theme of this blog. The topic of immigration has earned many headlines recently, though immigration itself is nothing new. From the earliest recordings of history there have been accounts of people groups living in the midst of other people groups, or minorities among a majority. And though we may be tempted to think of it as a new trend, issue or threat, the reality is that it is not. Virtually all people groups in history have had to deal with the question of living in the same space with other people groups.

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