Bible Dictionary: Diseases: Leprosy

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Leviticus 13:2
When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons the priests:
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2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance to Syria: he was also a mighty man in valor, but he was a leper.
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Jesus Heals a Leper and Creates Much Excitement.
... leprosy, if it be found to spread abroad over the body; and this indefinite language
would let in elephantiasis, cancer and many other skin diseases. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xxxiv jesus heals a leper.htm

The Suffering Servant-ii
... forms of bodily disease by the elaborate treatment prescribed for leprosy, as pre ...
deeper fulfilment in regard to the more virulent and deadly diseases of the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the suffering servant-ii.htm

Moody -- what Think Ye of Christ?
... "I will," says the Great Physician, and in an instant the leprosy is gone. The world
has hospitals for incurable diseases; but there were no incurable diseases ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 8/moody what think ye.htm

B. The Second Period. Chs. 5:1 to 6:11
... Leprosy was regarded as the most loathsome and terrible of diseases. It existed
in various forms but its invariable feature was its foul uncleanness. ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/b the second period chs.htm

John iv. 54; v. 1
... to be, as those from touching the dead, [956] those from leprosy, and other ... to faith
in [957] baptism, no longer healeth defilements only, but diseases also. ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxxvi john iv 54.htm

"Thou Canst Make Me Clean"
... [This chapter is based on Matt.8:2-4; 9:1-8, 32-34; Mark 1:40-45; 2:1-12; Luke
5:12-28.] Of all diseases known in the East the leprosy was most dreaded. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 27 thou canst make.htm

Appendix xvi. On the Jewish views About Demons' and the Demonised ...
... Thus, leprosy (Horay.10 a), rabies (Yoma 83 b), heart-disease (Gitt.67 b), madness,
asthma (Bechor.44 b), croup (Yoma 77 b; Taan.20 b), and other diseases, are ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/appendix xvi on the jewish.htm

Whether the Aforesaid Powers are More Infected than the Others?
... are said to be infectious, which are of such a nature as to be transmitted from
one subject to another: hence contagious diseases, such as leprosy and murrain ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the aforesaid powers are.htm

Second Journey through Galilee - the Healing of the Leper.
... unspirituality appears most clearly, when we remember how special diseases were
traced to particular sins. Thus, [2339] childlessness and leprosy are described ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xv second journey through.htm

A Parable in a Miracle
... who has a medicine-chest with him, and expect to be cured of their diseases. ... If we
turn from the emblem to the thing signified, from the leprosy of the body to ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/a parable in a miracle.htm

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