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# Naaman #
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## Facts: ##
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In the Old Testament, Naaman was the commander of the army of the king of Aram.
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* Naaman had a terrible skin disease called leprosy that could not be cured.
* A Jewish slave in Naaman's household told him to go ask the prophet Elisha to heal him.
* Elisha told Naaman to wash seven times in the Jordan River. When Naaman obeyed, God healed him of his disease.
* As a result, Naaman came to believe in the only true God, Yahweh.
* Two other men named Naaman were descendants of Jacob's son Benjamin.
(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names ](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names ))
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(See also: [Aram ](../other/aram.md ), [Jordan River ](../other/jordanriver.md ), [leprosy ](../other/leprosy.md ), [prophet ](../kt/prophet.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
* [1 Chronicles 08:6-7 ](en/tn/1ch/help/08/06 )
* [2 Kings 05:1-2 ](en/tn/2ki/help/05/01 )
* [Luke 04:25-27 ](en/tn/luk/help/04/25 )
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[19:14](en/tn/obs/help/19/14)__ One of the miracles happened to __Naaman__ , an enemy commander, who had a horrible skin disease.
* __[19:15](en/tn/obs/help/19/15)__ At first __Naaman__ was angry and would not do it because it seemed foolish. But later he changed his mind and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan River.
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* __[26:06](en/tn/obs/help/26/06)__ "He (Elisha) only healed the skin disease of __Naaman__ , a commander of Israel's enemies."
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