Bible verses about Leprosy
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)
- A common disease among the Jews
Luke 4:27- INFECTED
- Men
Luke 17:12
- Women
Numbers 12:10
- Houses
Leviticus 14:34
- Garments
Leviticus 13:47- An incurable disease
II Kings 5:7- Often sent as a punishment for sin
Numbers 12:9,10; II Chronicles 26:19- Often hereditary
II Samuel 3:29; II Kings 5:27- PARTS AFFECTED BY
- The hand
Exodus 4:6
- The head
Leviticus 13:44
- The forehead
II Chronicles 26:19
- The beard
Leviticus 13:30
- The whole body
Luke 5:12- Often began with a bright red spot
Leviticus 13:2,24- Turned the skin white
Exodus 4:6; II Kings 5:27- Turned the hair white or yellow
Leviticus 13:3,10,30- THE PRIESTS
- Judges and directors in cases of
Deuteronomy 24:8
- Examined persons suspected of
Leviticus 13:2,9
- Shut up persons suspected of, seven days
Leviticus 13:4
- Had rules for distinguishing
Leviticus 13:5-44
- Examined all persons healed of
Leviticus 14:2; Matthew 8:4; Luke 17:14- Ceremonies at cleansing of
Leviticus 17:14- THOSE AFFLICTED WITH
- Ceremonially unclean
Leviticus 13:8,11,22,44
- Separated from intercourse with others
Numbers 5:2; 12:14,15
- Associated together
II Kings 7:3; Luke 17:12
- Dwelt in a separate house
II Kings 15:5
- Cut off from God's house
II Chronicles 26:21
- Excluded from priest's office
Leviticus 22:2-4
- To have their heads bare, clothes rent, and lip covered
Leviticus 13:45
- To cry unclean when approached
Leviticus 13:45- Less inveterate when it covered the whole body
Leviticus 13:13- Power of God manifested in curing
Numbers 12:13,14; II Kings 5:8-14- Power of Christ manifested in curing
Matthew 8:3; Luke 5:13; 17:13,14- Christ gave power to heal
Matthew 10:8- GARMENTS
- Suspected of, shown to priest
Leviticus 13:49
- Suspected of, shut up seven days
Leviticus 13:50
- Infected with, to have the piece first torn out
Leviticus 13:56
- Incurable infected with, burned
Leviticus 13:51,52
- Suspected of, but not having, washed and pronounced clean
Leviticus 13:53,54,58,59- HOUSES
- Suspected of, reported to priest
Leviticus 14:35
- Suspected of, emptied
Leviticus 14:36
- Suspected of, inspected by priest
Leviticus 14:37
- Suspected of, shut up seven days
Leviticus 14:38
- To have the part infected with, first removed, and the rest scraped, &c
Leviticus 14:39,42
- Incurably infected with, pulled down and removed
Leviticus 14:43-45
- Infected with, communicated uncleanness to everyone who entered them
Leviticus 14:46,47
- Suspected of, but not infected, pronounced clean
Leviticus 14:48
- Ceremonies at cleansing of
Leviticus 14:49-53
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