Todd Clippard

Topic(s): Old Testament, Bible Study

There are several Bible passages which answer this inquiry in the affirmative.

Exodus 12:48-49 -- "And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. KJV

This was a law concerning the observation of the Passover, and God here indicates the possibility (probability?) of the presence of non-Hebrew peoples in the sojourning.

Leviticus 19:33-34 -- "And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God." KJV

Again, here is a law for the Hebrews concerning strangers (non-Hebrews) who would dwell with the Israelites in the land of promise.

In Joshua 8:30-35, there are two references to Gentiles living among the Hebrews in the land of promise (vv 33, 35).

An Old Testament search of the phrase "with you" and the word "stranger" or "strangers" will reveal numerous references to non-Hebrew people who joined in the exodus and dwelt among the Israelites in Canaan.