Ger toshav (
ger "foreigner" or "alien" +
toshav "resident", lit. "
resident alien) is a term in
Judaism for a
gentile (non-Jew) living in the
Land of Israel who accepts upon him/herself (and observes) the
Noahide Laws (the minimum set of imperatives which in Jewish tradition are said to be applicable to non-Jews, consisting of seven out of the
613 commandments in Judaism) and certain other religious and cultural traditions under
Jewish law. A ger toshav is therefore commonly deemed a
righteous gentile (
chassid umot ha-olam "Pious People of the World").