A Nation of Immigrants: Sojourners in Biblical Israel's Tradition and Law

by Richard H. Hiers

Biblical Israelites were sojourners--immigrants, refugees, and resident aliens in lands other than their own--for the greater part of two thousand years. Experiences as sojourners shaped their attitudes toward foreigners who sojourned with them, and came to expression in laws providing immigrants equal rights along with various "safety net" measures intended to secure their well-being. Biblical laws did not bar immigrants of any age, nation, race,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1725287730
• ISBN13: 9781725287730
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"