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A young girl pointed Naaman to the prophet
Naaman's healing began with a young Israelite girl, taken captive, who told her mistress about the prophet in Samaria. 2 Kings 5:2–3
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"The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little girl, and she waited on Naaman's wife. She said to her mistress, 'I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.'" 2 Kings 5:2–3
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The girl's name is not given.
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2 Kings 5:2–3 WEB
2The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little girl, and she waited on Naaman’s wife. 3She said to her mistress, “I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.”
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A young girl far from home told her mistress about God's prophet. Because of her, Naaman was healed! Her name is not in the Bible, but her kindness is.