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In The Bible, in Leviticus 19, it says "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself."

The Christian New Testament recounts this in several places. In Luke chapter 10 for example, a man asks Jesus how he can obtain eternal life. Jesus asks the man what the law of Moses says. The man says, "You must love the lord your god with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength and all your mind and love your neighbor as yourself."

Jesus tells the man he's right, but the man probably doesn't want to waste unnecessary effort on someone who doesn't qualify as his neighbor, so he asks Jesus who is his neighbor.

Jesus then tells the story of the "Good Samaritan" which shows that a neighbor isn't just someone who lives next door, but anyone who needs restorative help that you can provide.

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