Summary: The source for this well-known Bible story is three of the gospels: Matthew 8: 1 - 4, Mark 1: 40 - 45, and Luke 5: 12 - 15. According to the gospels a man with leprosy knelt before Jesus ...
According to World Health Organization, Leprosy is a chronic Infectious disease ... Leprous was one of the most dreaded diseases in the bible. Lepers were isolated and discriminated against.