THEOSISDeuteronomy 23:7Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Thou shalt not abhor the Edomite, because he is thy brother: nor the Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.
לֹא־תִדְרֹ֥שׁ שְׁלֹמָ֖ם וְטֹבָתָ֑ם כָּל־יָמֶ֖יךָ לְעוֹלָֽם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Deut 10:19And do you therefore love strangers, because you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Ex 22:21Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Lev 19:34But let him be among you as one of the same country. And you shall love him as yourselves: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
- Ex 23:9Thou shalt not molest a stranger, for you know the hearts of strangers: for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- Gen 25:24And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb.
- Gen 25:26Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.
- Gen 25:30Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom.
- Num 20:14In the mean time Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, to say: Thus saith thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the labour that hath come upon us: