A contagious disease spoken of often in the Old and New Testaments. Many notable people in the Bible were at some time afflicted with it, including Moses (Ex. 4: 6-7), his sister Miriam (Num. 12: 10), Naaman (2 Kgs. 5), and King Uzziah (2 Chr. 26: 19-21).

Jesus cured leprosy in several people, Matt. 8: 2-4 (Mark 1: 40-45; Luke 5: 12-15; 3 Ne. 17: 7-9). Jesus cured ten lepers, Luke 17: 11-19.