Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
Sent a messenger
Seven times
Thy flesh
Bible References
Sent a messenger
Matthew 15:23
But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, "Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us."
Seven times
Leviticus 14:7
and sprinkle it seven times on the one being cleansed from the disease, pronounce him clean, and send the live bird away over the open countryside.
Leviticus 16:14
Then he is to take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the eastern face of the atonement plate, and in front of the atonement plate he is to sprinkle some of the blood seven times with his finger.
Numbers 19:4
Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times directly in front of the tent of meeting.
Joshua 6:4
Have seven priests carry seven rams' horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.
Thy flesh
2 Kings 5:14
So he went down and dipped in the Jordan seven times, as the prophet had instructed. His skin became as smooth as a young child's and he was healed.
Exodus 4:6
The Lord also said to him, "Put your hand into your robe." So he put his hand into his robe, and when he brought it out -- there was his hand, leprous like snow!