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Naaman

Captain of the host of Aram, a great man and a leper, healed in the Jordan's seventh dip at Elisha's word — the Gentile grace Jesus cited at Nazareth (Luke 4:27).

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Captain of Aram
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Naaman in Scripture

Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Naaman.

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Old Testament4 books · 21 mentions

Genesis1 mention

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Numbers1 mention

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2 Kings17 mentions

12 further mentions in 2 Kings, read them in the book.

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1 Chronicles2 mentions

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Named alongside

Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Genesis 46, Numbers 26, 2 Kings 5, 1 Chronicles 8 and Luke 4. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.

JacobThe heel-grasping supplanter reshaped at Peniel into 'Israel, he who strives with God' — father of the twelve tribes.Genesis 46:2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
JosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exod…Genesis 46:4I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”
ElishaElijah's successor with the firstborn's double portion; the prophet of the healed spring, the widow's oil, the Shunammi…2 Kings 5:8Now 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.”
MosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.Numbers 26:1After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
GehaziElisha's servant who ran after Naaman's silver with a lie and carried Naaman's leprosy away with it.2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
AaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line c…Numbers 26:1After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
JudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line…Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
EleazarAaron's third son who succeeded him as high priest on Mount Hor, founding the line that runs to Phinehas and Zadok.Numbers 26:1After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

Studies that meet Naaman

These studies quote a verse that names Naaman.

Typology of Christ2 Kings 5:1The Great Reversal — the Ledger of LukeLuke 4:27

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