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The term is used to emphasize kinship, shared heritage, and mutual responsibility among the people of God. This entry explores the biblical understanding of "countryman" and its implications for community life and moral obligations.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>The Hebrew word often translated as "countryman" is "ach," meaning brother or kinsman. This term underscores the familial bond among the Israelites, who were considered a single, covenantal community under God. The Mosaic Law contains numerous instructions regarding the treatment of one's countrymen, emphasizing justice, compassion, and support.<br><br>For instance, in <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>, the Israelites are commanded, "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD." Here, the term "neighbor" is synonymous with "countryman," highlighting the expectation of love and forgiveness within the community.<br><br>Similarly, <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-8</a> instructs, "If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs." This passage reflects the communal responsibility to care for one another, particularly the vulnerable.<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the concept of a countryman expands beyond ethnic Israel to include the broader community of believers. The early church, composed of both Jews and Gentiles, is depicted as a new family in Christ, bound by faith rather than ethnicity.<br><br>The Apostle Paul, in his letters, often addresses the unity and mutual care expected among believers. In <a href="/galatians/6-10.htm">Galatians 6:10</a>, he writes, "Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith." This exhortation reinforces the idea that believers are to prioritize the well-being of their spiritual countrymen.<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Implications</b><br><br>The biblical notion of a countryman carries significant moral and ethical implications. It calls for a commitment to justice, mercy, and love within the community. The prophets frequently rebuked Israel for failing to uphold these values, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a>, where true fasting is described as "to loose the chains of injustice... to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house."<br><br>In the teachings of Jesus, the definition of "neighbor" or "countryman" is further expanded to include all humanity, as illustrated in the Parable of the Good Samaritan (<a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a>). This parable challenges believers to extend love and compassion beyond traditional boundaries, embodying the inclusive love of God.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical concept of a countryman emphasizes the importance of community, shared responsibility, and ethical conduct among God's people. It calls believers to live in harmony, support one another, and extend love and justice to all, reflecting the character of God in their relationships.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) An inhabitant or native of a region.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a husbandman or farmer.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">COUNTRYMAN</span><p>kun'-tri-man (sumphuletes): "Of the same tribe" (<a href="/1_thessalonians/2-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:14</a>); also in idiomatic rendering (genos) for those of one's own race or kin (<a href="/2_corinthians/11-26.htm">2 Corinthians 11:26</a> <a href="/galatians/1-14.htm">Galatians 1:14</a> the King James Version, "one's own nation"). Compare <a href="/mark/6-4.htm">Mark 6:4</a> <a href="/romans/9-3.htm">Romans 9:3</a>; and see COUSIN; KINSMAN, etc.<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4853.htm"><span class="l">4853. sumphuletes -- a fellow tribesman or <b>countryman</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a fellow tribesman or <b>countryman</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:<br> sumphuletes Phonetic Spelling: (soom-foo-let'-ace) Short Definition: a fellow <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4853.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4773.htm"><span class="l">4773. suggenes -- congenital, hence akin to, subst. a kinsman <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> suggenes Phonetic Spelling: (soong-ghen-ace') Short Definition: akin, a relative<br> Definition: akin to, related; subst: fellow <b>countryman</b>, kinsman. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4773.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4139.htm"><span class="l">4139. plesion -- near, neighboring</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Neuter of a derivative of pelas (near); (adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor,<br> ie Fellow (as man, <b>countryman</b>, Christian or friend) -- near, neighbour. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4139.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/251.htm"><span class="l">251. ach -- a brother</span></a><br><b>...</b> brother (218), brother with his brothers (1), brother's (21), brotherhood (1), brothers<br> (195), brothers' (1), companions (1), <b>countryman</b> (10), <b>countryman's</b> (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/251.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/patrick/the_confession_of_st_patrick/section_1_i_patrick_a.htm"><span class="l">I, Patrick, a Sinner, a Most Simple <b>Countryman</b>...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Section 1. I, Patrick, a sinner, a most simple <b>countryman</b>? 1. I, Patrick,<br> a sinner, a most simple <b>countryman</b>, the least of all <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../patrick/the confession of st patrick/section 1 i patrick a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/emmerich/the_dolorous_passion_of_our_lord_jesus_christ/detached_account_of_abenadar.htm"><span class="l">Detached Account of Abenadar.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> One of the guards of our Lord's sepulchre, who would not let himself be<br> bribed by the Jews, was his fellow <b>countryman</b> and friend. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/detached account of abenadar.htm</font><p><a href="/library/addison/the_evidences_of_the_christian_religion_with_additional_discourses/sect_ix_against_the_modern.htm"><span class="l">Against the Modern Free-Thinkers.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> this neighbourhood, two days ago, one of your gay gentlemen of the town, who being<br> attended at his entry with a servant of his own, besides a <b>countryman</b> he had <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sect ix against the modern.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_seven_books_of_john_cassian_/chapter_xv_st_thomas_also.htm"><span class="l">St. Thomas Also Confessed the Same Faith as Peter after the Lord's <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> knew nothing of that subtle separation of yours, and had no experience of the fine<br> distinctions of your judgment, as he was a rude <b>countryman</b>, ignorant of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter xv st thomas also.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_21_jerusalem.htm"><span class="l">Jerusalem</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "R. Ismael saith, A <b>countryman</b>, or a villager, who takes a field from a man<br> of Jerusalem, the second tenth belongs to the Jerusalem man. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 21 jerusalem.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_and_letters_of_st/letter_xxxv_a_d_396.htm"><span class="l">Letter xxxv. (AD 396. )</span></a> <br><b>...</b> should be received by us unless with her own will, and choosing, in the free exercise<br> of judgment, that which is better: and when the <b>countryman</b> began to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter xxxv a d 396.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/historical_lectures_and_essays/vesalius_the_anatomist_9.htm"><span class="l">Vesalius the Anatomist {9}</span></a> <br><b>...</b> old Spanish pedants at the Netherlander's appearance, and still more at what followed,<br> if we are to believe Hugo Bloet of Delft, his <b>countryman</b> and contemporary <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/historical lectures and essays/vesalius the anatomist 9.htm</font><p><a href="/library/messenger/christian_hymns_of_the_first_three_centuries/vi_early_christian_hymns.htm"><span class="l">Early Christian Hymns</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Syriac hymns were written by Ephraem Syrus (b.307), who strove to counteract the<br> influence of the Gnostic poets, especially that of his <b>countryman</b>, Bardesanes. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christian hymns of the first three centuries/vi early christian hymns.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_7_1861/a_blow_at_self-righteousness.htm"><span class="l">A Blow at Self-Righteousness</span></a> <br><b>...</b> their own. I do not suppose there are any who are self-righteous in as<br> bold a sense as the poor <b>countryman</b> I have heard of. His <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 7 1861/a blow at self-righteousness.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacheller/vergilius/chapter_8_it_was_near.htm"><span class="l">It was Near the Middle Hour of the Night. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Antipater had dined with but a single guest"a young priest, who, arriving that<br> very day from Damascus, had sought the palace of his <b>countryman</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 8 it was near.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/countryman.htm"><span class="l"><b>Countryman</b> (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>COUNTRYMAN</b>. <b>...</b> Compare Mark 6:4 Romans 9:3; and see<br> COUSIN; KINSMAN, etc. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Countryman</b> (19 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/countryman.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/countryman's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Countryman's</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Countryman's</b> (2 Occurrences). Deuteronomy 22:1<br> You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/countryman's.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/countrymen.htm"><span class="l">Countrymen (60 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Plural of <b>Countryman</b>. Multi-Version Concordance<br> Countrymen (60 Occurrences). Luke 19:14 "Now his countrymen <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/countrymen.htm - 26k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/neighbor.htm"><span class="l">Neighbor (123 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> and generally in the Old Testament, the term implies more than mere proximity; it<br> means one related by the bond of nationality, a fellow-<b>countryman</b>, compatriot <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/neighbor.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/greetings.htm"><span class="l">Greetings (48 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Aristobulus. (WEY). Romans 16:11 Greetings to my <b>countryman</b>, Herodion; and to<br> the believing members of the household of Narcissus. (WEY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/greetings.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/theirs.htm"><span class="l">Theirs (96 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Titus 1:12 One of their own number--a Prophet who is a <b>countryman</b> of theirs--has<br> said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons." (WEY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/theirs.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dangerous.htm"><span class="l">Dangerous (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Titus 1:12 One of their own number--a Prophet who is a <b>countryman</b> of theirs--has<br> said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons." (WEY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dangerous.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/members.htm"><span class="l">Members (54 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Aristobulus. (WEY). Romans 16:11 Greetings to my <b>countryman</b>, Herodion; and to<br> the believing members of the household of Narcissus. (WEY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/members.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/ploughman.htm"><span class="l">Ploughman (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman. 2.<br> (n.) A rustic; a <b>countryman</b>; a field laborer. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/ploughman.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/brother.htm"><span class="l">Brother (402 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (3.) Simply a fellow-<b>countryman</b> (Matthew 5:47; Acts 3:22; Hebrews 7:5). (4.)<br> A disciple or follower (Matthew 25:40; Hebrews 2:11, 12). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/brother.htm - 47k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/countryman.htm">Countryman: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Countryman (19 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/16-11.htm">Romans 16:11</a></span><br />Greetings to my <span class="boldtext">countryman</span>, Herodion; and to the believing members of the household of Narcissus.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/titus/1-12.htm">Titus 1:12</a></span><br />One of their own number--a Prophet who is a <span class="boldtext">countryman</span> of theirs--has said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons."<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17</a></span><br />"'You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Leviticus 25:15</a></span><br />According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor. According to the number of years of the crops he shall sell to you. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25</a></span><br />"'If your brother becomes poor, and sells some of his possessions, then his kinsman who is next to him shall come, and redeem that which his brother has sold.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Leviticus 25:35</a></span><br />And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to keep him with you, helping him as you would a man from another country who is living among you.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36</a></span><br />Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Leviticus 25:39</a></span><br />"'If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a slave.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Deuteronomy 1:16</a></span><br />I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-2.htm">Deuteronomy 15:2</a></span><br />This is how it is to be done: every creditor is to give up his right to whatever he has let his neighbour have; he is not to make his neighbour, his <span class="boldtext">countryman</span>, give it back; because a general forgiveness has been ordered by the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-15.htm">Deuteronomy 17:15</a></span><br />Then see that you take as your king the man named by the Lord your God: let your king be one of your countrymen, not a man of another nation who is not one of yourselves.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1</a></span><br />You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide yourself from them: you shall surely bring them again to your brother.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-2.htm">Deuteronomy 22:2</a></span><br />If your brother isn't near to you, or if you don't know him, then you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall be with you until your brother seek after it, and you shall restore it to him.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm">Deuteronomy 22:3</a></span><br />So you shall do with his donkey; and so you shall do with his garment; and so you shall do with every lost thing of your brother's, which he has lost, and you have found: you may not hide yourself.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-11.htm">Deuteronomy 25:11</a></span><br />When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who strikes him, and puts forth her hand, and takes him by the secrets;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/5-7.htm">Nehemiah 5:7</a></span><br />And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his <span class="boldtext">countryman</span>. And I got together a great meeting of protest.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/34-9.htm">Jeremiah 34:9</a></span><br />That every man was to let his Hebrew man-servant and his Hebrew servant-girl go free; so that no one might make use of a Jew, his <span class="boldtext">countryman</span>, as a servant:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/34-14.htm">Jeremiah 34:14</a></span><br />At the end of seven years every man is to let go his <span class="boldtext">countryman</span> who is a Hebrew, who has become yours for a price and has been your servant for six years; you are to let him go free: but your fathers gave no attention and did not give ear.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17</a></span><br />And so the Lord has said, You have not given ear to me and undertaken publicly, every man to let loose his <span class="boldtext">countryman</span> and his neighbour: see, I undertake to let loose against you the sword and disease and need of food; and I will send you wandering among all the kingdoms of the earth.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/c/countryman.htm">Countryman</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/countryman.htm">Countryman (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/countrymen.htm">Countrymen (60 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/c/country--love_of.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Country: Love of"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Country: Love of" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/c/countryman's.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Countryman's"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Countryman's" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>