Leviticus 13:2
When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:
Cross-reference
Leviticus 13:6 provides the procedure after the seven-day quarantine, leading to a clean pronouncement if the plague fades—a later step in this diagnostic process.
Leviticus 13:49 extends the same diagnostic criteria to garments and objects, showing the broader application of this leprosy law.
Leviticus 14:3 describes the priest examining a healed leper — directly continuing the diagnostic procedure begun in ch.13.
Leviticus 14:56 lists the same terms — swelling, scab, bright spot — summarizing the skin conditions diagnosed in ch.13.
Leviticus 22:4 applies the leprosy condition to priests, barring them from holy food—a specific consequence of the uncleanness described here.
Leviticus 14:35 addresses leprous plague in houses, extending the same diagnostic pattern from skin to property.
Deuteronomy 24:8 explicitly commands obedience to priests regarding leprosy, directly citing the Levitical instructions.
Luke 17:14 records Jesus sending ten lepers to the priests for examination, directly applying this Levitical command to their cleansing.
Luke 5:14 shows Jesus instructing a healed leper to follow this law by showing himself to the priest and offering the required sacrifice.
Mark 1:44 parallels Matthew 8:4, also showing Jesus directing the cleansed leper to follow the priestly law.
Matthew 8:4 records Jesus sending a cleansed leper to the priest, fulfilling the Mosaic law's requirement.
Exodus 4:6 shows Moses' hand turning leprous as a sign — the same disease described in Leviticus law.
Numbers 12:12 describes the severity of Miriam's leprosy — emphasizing the condition's gravity, as Leviticus 13:2 addresses.
Numbers 12:10 records Miriam struck leprous — a direct example of the condition Leviticus 13:2 diagnoses.
Exodus 4:7 shows the healing of that leprous hand — complementing the diagnostic focus of Leviticus 13:2.
Deuteronomy 28:27 warns of boils, scabs, and itch as covenant curses — a parallel threat of skin disease but as punishment.
2 Kings 5:27 shows Gehazi struck with leprosy as judgment, illustrating a case of the disease described in the law.
2 Chronicles 26:19-21 recounts King Uzziah's leprosy as divine punishment, another narrative example of the condition.
2 Samuel 3:29 curses Joab's house with leprosy — using the same affliction as a divine judgment.
2 Kings 5:1 introduces Naaman as a leper, providing a narrative example of the condition the Levitical law addresses.