The Belt of Truth
Gehazi's hidden silver exposed under Elisha's discerning gaze.
Main Characters in S12E1 (3)
Elisha the Prophet
Elijah's double-portion successor who multiplied a bankrupt widow's oil behind closed doors, cleansed Naaman in the Jordan while discerning Gehazi's hidden silver, and saw the mountain of Dothan ablaze with horses and chariots of fire.
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Gehazi
Elisha's personal attendant who was positioned to inherit the prophetic mantle — until he chased after Naaman's chariot with a fabricated story, buried two talents of silver in his house, lied to Elisha's face, and walked out white with Naaman's leprosy.
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Naaman the Syrian Commander
The decorated Syrian general and 'great man of valor' who suffered from leprosy beneath his armor — and who humbled his pride at his servants' appeal, dipped seven times in the muddy Jordan River, and emerged with skin restored like a little child's.
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Naaman's Captive Servant Girl
The unnamed young Israelite girl carried off by Syrian raiders who waited on Naaman's wife — and whose single sentence of faith ('Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria!') set Naaman's healing in motion.
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The King of Aram (Syria)
The monarch of Damascus who sent Naaman to Israel with a royal letter and later raged in his war council suspecting a traitor — until learning that Elisha in Israel heard every secret whispered in the king's bedroom.
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Elijah the Prophet
The fiery Tishbite prophet whose name declares 'My God Is Yahweh' — who stood alone against 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, soaked the altar with twelve jars of water, and called down the fire of the LORD with a 63-word prayer.
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