Foreigners who stayed for a considerable time in another country were said to be sojourning, as did the tribes of Israel in Egypt (Gen. 47: 4, AV; ‘reside as aliens’, NRSV), or Elimelech in Moab (Ruth 1: 1, AV).
Citation for sojourning
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"sojourning." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 25, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1789>.
Chicago
"sojourning." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1789 (accessed May 25, 2013).