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Some of the people arriving on our shores are escaping war, famine and persecution, others are coming here to join family members, or to study, or to look for business opportunities. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At times it may seem that mass migration is a new phenomenon, but as it says in Ecclesiastes 1:9, \u2018there is nothing new under the sun\u2019. People have been on the move since Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden. Throughout the Old Testament the people of Israel were often either on the move from one place to another, or they were in exile, or living under the threat of occupation. The New Testament records that, for a few early years in his childhood, Jesus was a refugee when his parents took him to Egypt to escape King Herod\u2019s murderous soldiers. Therefore, it should not come as a surprise to us to learn that the Bible has much to say on the subject of migration and in particular the responsibility of Christians towards people who have migrated to their area. The Hebrew word \u2018<i>Ger<\/i>\u2019, which is often translated as alien, stranger or sojourner, appears 83 times in the Old Testament. Jesus was clear that he expected his followers to treat their neighbours as themselves. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A deeper look at the biblical narrative reveals how God continued to work through his people as they moved around the Middle East. In these three studies, we reflect on how the theme of migration is woven into the biblical narrative, along with what the Bible says about migrants and, in particular, how as Christians we should welcome and care for them. 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