2 Kings 5:12

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

Cross-reference

In 2 Kings 5:17, Naaman now requests Israel's soil, showing his complete reversal from rejecting Jordan to valuing its land.

2 Kings 2:8 Allusion

In 2 Kings 2:8, Elijah parts the Jordan, the same river Naaman scoffs at, revealing its divine power.

In 2 Kings 2:14, Elisha parts the Jordan, the very river he later sends Naaman to wash in for healing.

Mark 1:9 Allusion

In Mark 1:9, Jesus is baptized in the Jordan — the river Naaman scorned, now shown as divinely chosen.

In Joshua 3:15-17, the Jordan parts for Israel's entrance to Canaan, contrasting with Naaman's dismissal of it as inferior.

In Ezekiel 47:1-8, a river from the temple heals the Dead Sea, showing that true healing water comes from Israel's sanctuary.

In Zechariah 13:1, a fountain cleanses from sin and uncleanness, paralleling Naaman's physical cleansing through Jordan's water.

In Zechariah 14:8, living waters flow from Jerusalem, contrasting with Naaman's rejection of Israel's rivers as inferior.