An 'exile' may be one who goes to live in a foreign country by choice: "The king (David) said to Ittai the Gittite, Why should you come along with us? Go back and stay with king Absalom. You are a foreigner, an exile from your homeland." (2 Samuel 15:19).

A man can also be exiled because he is not welcome in his own country, or has been taken captive. The nations of Israel and Judah were taken into captivity and became exiles: "The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail." (Isaiah 51:14, KJV).

The term 'stranger' usually has the same meaning-one who is not in the country of his birth, an 'alien', the most prominent example being Abraham: "The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you, and I will be their God." (Genesis 17:8).

Earth
Ecclesia
Egypt
Elder
Elect, Election
Elohim
Everlasting
Evidence
Evil
Evil Spirit
  1. Bodily illness or disability, or mental affliction
  2. Jealousy, anger, or violence
  3. Suspicion and hatred
Exile
Exodus