Leprosy
53 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
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- A Common Disease Among the Jews
- An Incurable Disease
- Ceremonies at Cleansing of
- Christ Gave Power to Heal
- Entailed
- Garments: Incurable Infected With, Burned
- Garments: Infected With, to Have the Piece First Torn Out
- Garments: Suspected of, but not Having, Washed and Pronounced Clean
- Garments: Suspected of, Shown to Priest
- Garments: Suspected of, Shut up Seven Days
- Healed by Jesus
- Healed: Disciples Empowered to Heal
- Healed: Miriam
- Healed: Naaman
- Houses: Ceremonies at Cleansing of
- Houses: Incurably Infected With, Pulled Down and Removed
- Houses: Infected With, Communicated Uncleanness to Everyone Who
- Houses: Suspected of, but not Infected, Pronounced Clean
- Houses: Suspected of, Emptied
- Houses: Suspected of, Inspected by Priest
- Houses: Suspected of, Reported to Priest
- Houses: Suspected of, Shut up Seven Days
- Houses: To Have the Part Infected With, First Removed, and the Rest
- Infected: Garments
- Infected: Houses
- Infected: Men
- Infected: Women
- Isolation of Lepers
- Law Concerning
- Leprosy not Mentioned Above: Azariah
- Leprosy not Mentioned Above: Four Lepers Outside Samaria
- Leprosy not Mentioned Above: Simon
- Less Inveterate when It Covered the Whole Body
- Often Began with a Bright Red Spot
- Often Hereditary
- Often Sent As a Punishment for Sin
- Parts Affected by The Beard
- Parts Affected by The Forehead
- Parts Affected by The Hand
- Parts Affected by The Head
- Parts Affected by The Whole Body
- Power of Christ Manifested in Curing
- Power of God Manifested in Curing
- Sent As a Judgment On: Gehazi
- Sent As a Judgment On: Miriam
- Sent As a Judgment On: Uzziah
- Separate Burial of
- The Priests: Examined all Persons Healed of
- The Priests: Examined Persons Suspected of
- The Priests: had Rules for Distinguishing
- The Priests: Judges and Directors in Cases of
- The Priests: Shut up Persons Suspected of, Seven Days
- Those Afflicted With: Associated Together
- Those Afflicted With: Ceremonially Unclean
- Those Afflicted With: Cut off from God's House
- Those Afflicted With: Dwelt in a Separate House
- Those Afflicted With: Excluded from Priest's office
- Those Afflicted With: Separated from Intercourse with Others
- Those Afflicted With: To Cry Unclean when Approached
- Those Afflicted With: To Have Their Heads Bare, Clothes Rent, and Lip Covered
- Turned the Hair White or Yellow
- Turned the Skin White
A Common Disease Among the Jews
- Luke 4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed— only Naaman the Syrian.”
An Incurable Disease
- 2 Kings 5:7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
Ceremonies at Cleansing of
- Leviticus 17:14 For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’
Christ Gave Power to Heal
- Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Entailed
- 2 Kings 5:27 Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous— as white as snow.
Garments: Incurable Infected With, Burned
- Leviticus 13:51–52 On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean. …
Garments: Infected With, to Have the Piece First Torn Out
- Leviticus 13:56 If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit.
Garments: Suspected of, but not Having, Washed and Pronounced Clean
- Leviticus 13:53–54 But when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article, …
- Leviticus 13:58–59 If the mildew disappears from the fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article after washing, then it is to be washed again, and it will be clean. …
Garments: Suspected of, Shown to Priest
- Leviticus 13:49 and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.
Garments: Suspected of, Shut up Seven Days
- Leviticus 13:50 And the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days.
Healed by Jesus
- Matthew 8:3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Mark 1:40–42 Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” …
- Luke 5:13 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
- Luke 17:12–14 As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance …
Healed: Disciples Empowered to Heal
- Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Healed: Miriam
- Numbers 12:13–14 So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!” …
Healed: Naaman
- 2 Kings 5:8–14 Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.” …
Houses: Ceremonies at Cleansing of
- Leviticus 14:49–53 He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house; …
Houses: Incurably Infected With, Pulled Down and Removed
- Leviticus 14:43–45 If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered, …
Houses: Infected With, Communicated Uncleanness to Everyone Who
- Leviticus 14:46–47 Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening. …
Houses: Suspected of, but not Infected, Pronounced Clean
- Leviticus 14:48 If, however, the priest comes and inspects it, and the mildew has not spread after the house has been replastered, he shall pronounce the house clean, because the mildew is gone.
Houses: Suspected of, Emptied
- Leviticus 14:36 The priest must order that the house be cleared before he enters it to examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house will become unclean. After this, the priest shall go in to inspect the house.
Houses: Suspected of, Inspected by Priest
- Leviticus 14:37 He is to examine the house, and if the mildew on the walls consists of green or red depressions that appear to be beneath the surface of the wall,
Houses: Suspected of, Reported to Priest
- Leviticus 14:35 the owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, ‘Something like mildew has appeared in my house.’
Houses: Suspected of, Shut up Seven Days
- Leviticus 14:38 the priest shall go outside the doorway of the house and close it up for seven days.
Houses: To Have the Part Infected With, First Removed, and the Rest
- Leviticus 14:39 On the seventh day the priest is to return and inspect the house. If the mildew has spread on the walls,
- Leviticus 14:42 So different stones must be obtained to replace the contaminated ones, as well as additional mortar to replaster the house.
Infected: Garments
- Leviticus 13:47 If any fabric is contaminated with mildew— any wool or linen garment,
Infected: Houses
- Leviticus 14:34 “When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land,
Infected: Men
- Luke 17:12 As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
Infected: Women
- Numbers 12:10 As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,
Isolation of Lepers
- Leviticus 13:46 As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
- Numbers 5:2 “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.
- Numbers 12:14 But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”
- 2 Kings 15:5 And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
- 2 Chronicles 26:21 So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.
Law Concerning
- Leviticus 13:1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
- Leviticus 14:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Leviticus 22:4 If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,
- Numbers 5:1–3 Then the LORD said to Moses, …
- Numbers 12:14 But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”
- Deuteronomy 24:8 In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.
- Matthew 8:4 Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
- Luke 5:14 “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
- Luke 17:14 When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
Leprosy not Mentioned Above: Azariah
- 2 Kings 15:5 And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
Leprosy not Mentioned Above: Four Lepers Outside Samaria
- 2 Kings 7:3 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?
Leprosy not Mentioned Above: Simon
- Mark 14:3 While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
Less Inveterate when It Covered the Whole Body
- Leviticus 13:13 the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean.
Often Began with a Bright Red Spot
- Leviticus 13:2 “When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.
- Leviticus 13:24 When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,
Often Hereditary
- 2 Samuel 3:29 May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
- 2 Kings 5:27 Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous— as white as snow.
Often Sent As a Punishment for Sin
- Numbers 12:9–10 So the anger of the LORD burned against them, and He departed. …
- 2 Chronicles 26:19 Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.
Parts Affected by The Beard
- Leviticus 13:30 the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.
Parts Affected by The Forehead
- 2 Chronicles 26:19 Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.
Parts Affected by The Hand
- Exodus 4:6 Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow.
Parts Affected by The Head
- Leviticus 13:44 the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.
Parts Affected by The Whole Body
- Luke 5:12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Power of Christ Manifested in Curing
- Matthew 8:3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Luke 5:13 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
- Luke 17:13–14 and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” …
Power of God Manifested in Curing
- Numbers 12:13–14 So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!” …
- 2 Kings 5:8–14 Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.” …
Sent As a Judgment On: Gehazi
- 2 Kings 5:27 Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous— as white as snow.
Sent As a Judgment On: Miriam
- Numbers 12:1–10 Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife. …
Sent As a Judgment On: Uzziah
- 2 Chronicles 26:20–21 When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him. …
Separate Burial of
- 2 Chronicles 26:23 And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings, for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
The Priests: Examined all Persons Healed of
- Leviticus 14:2 “This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest.
- Matthew 8:4 Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
- Luke 17:14 When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
The Priests: Examined Persons Suspected of
- Leviticus 13:2 “When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.
- Leviticus 13:9 When anyone develops a skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.
The Priests: had Rules for Distinguishing
- Leviticus 13:5–44 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days. …
The Priests: Judges and Directors in Cases of
- Deuteronomy 24:8 In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.
The Priests: Shut up Persons Suspected of, Seven Days
- Leviticus 13:4 If, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.
Those Afflicted With: Associated Together
- 2 Kings 7:3 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?
- Luke 17:12 As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
Those Afflicted With: Ceremonially Unclean
- Leviticus 13:8 The priest will reexamine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease.
- Leviticus 13:11 it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.
- Leviticus 13:22 If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.
- Leviticus 13:44 the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.
Those Afflicted With: Cut off from God's House
- 2 Chronicles 26:21 So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.
Those Afflicted With: Dwelt in a Separate House
- 2 Kings 15:5 And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
Those Afflicted With: Excluded from Priest's office
- Leviticus 22:2–4 “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD. …
Those Afflicted With: Separated from Intercourse with Others
- Numbers 5:2 “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.
- Numbers 12:14–15 But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.” …
Those Afflicted With: To Cry Unclean when Approached
- Leviticus 13:45 A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
Those Afflicted With: To Have Their Heads Bare, Clothes Rent, and Lip Covered
- Leviticus 13:45 A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
Turned the Hair White or Yellow
- Leviticus 13:3 The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.
- Leviticus 13:10 The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
- Leviticus 13:30 the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.
Turned the Skin White
- Exodus 4:6 Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow.
- 2 Kings 5:27 Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous— as white as snow.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.