Righteous gentile

Righteous gentile may refer to:

Noachide, a gentile who has forsaken idolatry while living among his own people, following the way of the sons of Noah.
Ger toshav, "stranger-foreigner", Hebrew term for a resident alien in a Jewish state who chooses to follow the Seven Laws of Noah
Righteous Among the Nations, an honorific bestowed by the State of Israel to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews from the Nazis

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