Bible Concordances

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Leprosy

• 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
  2 Kings 5:7

• Often sent as a punishment for sin
  Numbers 12:9,10; 2 Chronicles 26:19

• Often hereditary
  2 Samuel 3:29; 2 Kings 5:27

• PARTS AFFECTED BY
  • The hand
    Exodus 4:6
  • The head
    Leviticus 13:44
  • The forehead
    2 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; 2 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
    2 Kings 7:3; Luke 17:12
  • Dwelt in a separate house
    2 Kings 15:5
  • Cut off from God's house
    2 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; 2 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