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Lepers were unclean and anyone that made contact or touched a person with leprosy was considered unclean. Jesus healing lepers was indicative of his office as High Priest.
Jesus healed lepers as a demonstration of His divine power and because of the compassion He felt for them.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIn the Jewish law if any man had a skin trouble or leprosy he must go to the priest and show himself, if the priest says that he is alright then only can he live in the village, or he must stay outside the village.
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What is the name of the leper priest?
Fr Damien (Joseph) de Veuster, known everywhere as the Leper Priest of Molokai.
What did Jesus say and do when he met the leapr?
Jesus told the leper that he should go and show himself to the high priest , as it was the custom to get themselves declared clean again.
What two things did the leper do after Jesus Healed him?
According to the Bible, after Jesus healed the leper, the leper was instructed to go and show himself to the priests as a testimony of his healing. Additionally, the leper was told by Jesus not to tell anyone about the miracle.
What are the release dates for Father Damien The Leper Priest - 1980 TV?
Father Damien The Leper Priest - 1980 TV was released on: USA: 27 October 1980
Who was Hawaii's leper priest?
Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai.
Sentence for leper?
Mother Teresa had opened homes for lepers, people with AIDS, and unwed mothers.
What two things did jesus heal?
Leper and people
Which leper came back to thank Jesus?
The name of the leper is not mentioned in the bible, but one thing is clear he was a samaratin, an out cast to the Jews.
How did Jesus become a priest?
Jesus was not a priest, he was a carpenter
What role did Caiaphas play in jesus's life?
Caliphs the high priest tried Jesus , but as the Jews did not have the power to send anyone to death. He then sent Jesus to Pilate to sentence him to death on the cross.
What was the name of the leper Jesus cured on the mountainside in Matthew 8 and 2?
The name of the leper could be Simon. As the ten lepers names are not given.
What is significant about having Jesus touch the leper?
In those days lepers were called unclean people and were not allowed to enter the city, leave alone to touch anybody. They had a bell to ring so that people knew a leper was near by and would run far from them. So Jesus touching a leper can cleansing him was significant.
