Bible Quotes About Taking in refugees

These are the people of the province who returned from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.

Nehemiah 7:6

The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 11:2

So the people went out and brought these things back and constructed temporary shelters for themselves, each on his roof and in his courtyard and in the courtyards of the temple of God and in the plaza of the Water Gate and the plaza of the Ephraim Gate.

Nehemiah 8:16

So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy.

Nehemiah 8:17

Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who oppressed them. But in the time of their distress they called to you, and you heard from heaven. In your abundant compassion you provided them with deliverers to rescue them from their adversaries.

Nehemiah 9:27

When they heard the law, they removed from Israel all who were of mixed ancestry.

Nehemiah 13:3

There were others who said,“We are putting up our fields, our vineyards, and our houses as collateral in order to obtain grain during the famine.”

Nehemiah 5:3

not counting their 7,337 male and female servants. They also had 245 male and female singers.

Nehemiah 7:67

The singers were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites

Nehemiah 12:28

and that they should make a proclamation and disseminate this message in all their cities and in Jerusalem:“Go to the hill country and bring back olive branches and branches of wild olive trees, myrtle trees, date palms, and other leafy trees to construct temporary shelters, as it is written.”

Nehemiah 8:15