2 Kings 5:11

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But Naaman was angry, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

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Map of Palestine (The Holy Land)A general map of Palestine showing towns and regions across the Holy Land.

The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Abana and Pharpar were rivers near Damascus, the chief city of Aram (Syria), Naaman’s homeland. Samaria was Israel’s northern kingdom, where Elisha directed Naaman to wash in the Jordan; Naaman’s preference for his own rivers highlights his resistance to God’s appointed means of healing.

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2 Kings 5:11 mentions Abana, Aram, Damascus, Jordan, Pharpar, Samaria and Syria.