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Neighbor (שָׁכֵן, shakhen; רֵעַ, rea'; γείτων, geitōn; περίοικος, perioikos; πλησίον, plēsion). A general, relational term used in the Old Testament, often for a person in close geographical proximity (Gen 11:3; Prov 3:29). Hebrew words translated “neighbor” are also often translated “friend” or “another” (1 Sam 28:17; 2 Sam 13:3; Jer 3:1; 3:20). By covenantal association, one’s fellow people of God are also “neighbors” in the Old Testament (Exod 20:16–17; Deut 5:20–21; Psa 101:5; Lev 19). The New Testament understanding of neighbor is built upon this concept (Luke 10; Mark 10; Matt 19). Jesus stretches the application of neighbor as stated in Leviticus to include everyone, even one’s enemies (Matt 5:43–44). “Neighbor” in the New Testament may also refer more directly to one’s fellow Christians (1 Cor 10:24; Eph 4:25; Jas 4:12).
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