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Scripture never employs outcast in the now common sense of one rejected by society. Outcast rather designates one banished from court (2 Samuel 14:14 RSV) or more often dispersed persons, exiles, or refugees ( Deuteronomy 30:4; Psalm 147:2 : Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 56:8; Jeremiah 30:17; Micah 4:6-7 ). Outcasts often has the technical sense of diaspora. NAS employs outcast for one excommunicated from the synagogue (John 16:2 ).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Outcast'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​o/outcast.html. 1991.
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