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Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth (c. 1797–1883) was an itinerant preacher born into slavery in New York State. She was a leading figure in the abolitionist and women's rights movements and is widely known for the speech she delivered at the 1851 Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
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- SojournerBible
A sojourner is a person who has left his or her own land and lives in a land belonging to others. Old Testament law commands the protection of sojourners, and the New Testament calls believers sojourners in the world.
- SojournerBible
A sojourner, or resident alien, is a biblical term for a foreigner who has left his homeland and lives among another people. The Old Testament law commands that such people be protected, and the New Testament applies the term to Christian identity.
- Orphans and WidowsBible
"Orphans and widows" is a biblical word pair for people whose livelihood and legal protection were weakened by the loss of a husband or father. Often grouped with the sojourner, they represent the socially vulnerable for whom God shows special care.
- EphronPeople
Ephron, the son of Zohar, was a Hittite who appears in Genesis 23. He owned the field and cave of Machpelah near Hebron and sold them to Abraham for four hundred shekels of silver, and the cave became Sarah's burial place.
- GershomPeople
Gershom was the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah, a Midianite woman, and appears in Exodus and 1 Chronicles. His name derives from Moses' experience of living as a stranger in a foreign land.
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