After reading in the Torah about the rules governing tzara’at, or skin diseases like leprosy, we recount the story of four lepers who were exiled from the community after Gehazi, assistant to ...

There were many biblical words that translators and commentators mistranslated. Tzaraat was one of the many. It is mentioned in the 13th chapter of the fourth biblical portion of Leviticus, Tazri’a 12 ...

Summary: The source for this well-known Bible story is three of the gospels: Matthew 8: 1 - 4, Mark 1: 40 - 45, and Luke 5: 12 - 15. According to the gospels a man with leprosy knelt before Jesus ...

A simple answer to the first question might be the fact that the leper is not allowed in the camp. He comes to the edge of the camp and the priest goes out to meet him. However, that does not satisfy ...