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A technical term used to refer to God's people as they are scattered throughout the world.

The dispersion of the Jews

Promised and predicted

Deuteronomy 4:25-28; 1 Kings 14:15 See also Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Leviticus 26:27-35; Nehemiah 1:8-9; Jeremiah 13:24; Ezekiel 6:8-10; Ezekiel 20:23-24; Ezekiel 22:15

The prediction fulfilled

Jeremiah 50:17; Daniel 9:7 See also Esther 3:8; Psalm 44:9-16; Lamentations 4:16; Ezekiel 36:17-20; Zephaniah 3:10; Zechariah 1:19; John 7:35 In NT times there were more Jews living outside Palestine than within.

The promise of return

Isaiah 11:12 See also Deuteronomy 4:29-31; Jeremiah 31:10; Ezekiel 11:16-17

The dispersion of Christians

Acts 8:1 Christians scattered because of persecution ; 1 Peter 1:1 See also Acts 8:4; Acts 11:19; James 1:1

See also

1025  God, anger of
7145  remnant
7215  exile, the
8160  seeking God
8768  idolatry
8794  persecution
8839  unfaithfulness
9165  restoration