Jesus heals a deaf man in the Decapolis

Jesus went to the Decapolis and healed a deaf man.

Dictionaries

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Deaf

Deaf [Heb. ḥērēš, ḥāraš (Ps. 28:1; Mic. 7:6)]; AV also SILENT (Ps. 28:1); [Gk. kāphós] (Mt. 11:5; Mk. 7:32, 37; 9:25; Lk. 7:22). Used either in the physical sense, or figuratively as expressing unwillingness to hear the divine message (Ps. 58:4), or incapacity to understand it for want of spiritually

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Deaf

DEAF. Used in the Scriptures both in the physical sense and figuratively as expressing unwillingness to hear the divine message (Ps 58:4). It may also be used to signify incapacity to understand God’s Word for want of spirituality (Ps 38:13).

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Deaf

DEAF (Heb. ḥērēsh; Gk. kōphos, “blunted”). Moses protected the deaf by a special statute. “You shall not curse a deaf man” (Lev. 19:14). This was because the deaf could not hear and were therefore unable to defend themselves.

Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

Deaf, Deafness

Deaf, DeafnessLiteral physical deafness is not mentioned often in the Scriptures. Most of the references to deafness are figurative. Deafness symbolizes spiritual stubbornness or willful refusal to hear and obey the word of God (Jer 5:21; Ezek 12:2) and is caused by sin (Ps 38:13, 18). Israel is portrayed

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

DEAF

DEAF<def> ([חֵרֵשׁ‎, cheresh]; [κωφός, kophos]): Used either in the physical sense, or figuratively as expressing unwillingness to hear the Divine message (Psalm 58:4), or incapacity to understand it for want of spirituality (Psalm 38:13). The prophetic utterances were sufficiently forcible to compel

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Deaf

Deaf.Deaf as an adder. (See below, Deaf Adder.)Deaf as a post. Quite deaf; or so inattentive as not to hear what is said. One might as well speak to a gate-post or log of wood.Deaf as a white cat. It is said that white cats are deaf and stupid.None so deaf as those who won’t hear. The French have

The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 2, D–G

Deaf

deaf. The Bible speaks of deafness both in a literal and in a figurative sense. People insensitive because of sin are said to be deaf to the voice of God. Isaiah, in anticipation of the spiritual awakening to be introduced by the coming of the Messiah, prophesied: “Then will the eyes of the blind be

The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5

Deaf

DEAF, def (חֵרֵשׁ‎, ḥērēsh; κωφός, kōphós): Used either in the physical sense, or figuratively as expressing unwillingness to hear the Divine message (Ps 58:4), or incapacity to understand it for want of spirituality (Ps 38:13). The prophetic utterances were sufficiently forcible to compel even

Key passages

Mk 7:31–37

And again he went away from the region of Tyre and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they were imploring him that he would place his …

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