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- noun Plural form of
sojourner .
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Examples
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Diether Kellermann's rendition of the term sojourners as "protected citizens" while enslaved in Egypt (Leviticus 19: 34) is na‚ve at best (
Latest Articles 2009
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The patriarchs were called sojourners; Ruth was a Moabite living in Bethlehem; Joseph was so assimilated into Egyptian culture his brothers did not recognize him; Nebuchadnezzar deported Daniel; Moses was an alien fugitive in Midian; David lived with the Philistines fleeing King Saul; Jesus, our Peace, our Redemption Crucified, was an infant carried over a border, like so many of my honor-roll discipleship students who dream about a future denied.
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The patriarchs were called sojourners; Ruth was a Moabite living in Bethlehem; Joseph was so assimilated into Egyptian culture his brothers did not recognize him; Nebuchadnezzar deported Daniel; Moses was an alien fugitive in Midian; David lived with the Philistines fleeing King Saul; Jesus, our Peace, our Redemption Crucified, was an infant carried over a border, like so many of my honor-roll discipleship students who dream about a future denied.
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The geologist and the historian agree as to its location and composition, but the old miners and "sojourners" of the vanished golden era give strangely different versions of it.
Down the Mother Lode Vivia Hemphill 1911
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We are strangers indeed, passing through a country which is not ours, but whilst we are sojourners, we are 'sojourners' with the king of the land.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Alexander Maclaren 1868
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"The IDF is ready to implement the order, which is not intended to apply to Israelis, but to illegal 'sojourners' (meaning thousands of Palestinians) in Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank)."
AfterDowningStreet.org Chip 2010
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Perhaps, when we take time to truly recognize each other as fellow sojourners who came from the same place, these three words become the bridge that reconnects us in the moment.
Dennis Merritt Jones: The Three Most Important Words You Can Say (Or Hear) Dennis Merritt Jones 2012
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Ten Commandments are the best known, but Jubilee equalization every 50th year, care for widows, orphans, strangers, sojourners, concern for fair treatment, as well as theme of liberation from bondage and opposition to idolatry are all present.
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Pilgrims, not sojourners – came to stay because there was nowhere else to go – why not have babies?
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Perhaps, when we take time to truly recognize each other as fellow sojourners who came from the same place, these three words become the bridge that reconnects us in the moment.
Dennis Merritt Jones: The Three Most Important Words You Can Say (Or Hear) Dennis Merritt Jones 2012
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