Naaman
the general healed in the Jordan
Who was Naaman?
- He was the commander of the army of the king of Aram: brave and rich, but sick with leprosy. 2 Kings 5:1
- At Elisha’s word, he washed seven times in the Jordan and was made clean. 2 Kings 5:10, 14
- Jesus recalled him in Nazareth: of the many lepers in Israel, only Naaman the Syrian was healed. Luke 4:27
What the Bible says
2 Kings 5:1
Naaman, general of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable: for by him the Lord gave deliverance to Syria: and he was a valiant man and rich, but a leper.
2 Kings 5:10, 14
10And Eliseus sent a messenger to him, saying: Go, and wash seven times in the Jordan, and thy flesh shall recover health, and thee shalt be clean. 14Then he went down, and washed in the Jordan seven times: according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored, like the flesh of a little child, and he was made clean.
Luke 4:27
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet: and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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