Bible Dictionary
Diseases
Biblical references to diseases include bodily illnesses and afflictions affecting individuals or communities. Scripture records healing as an act of God’s mercy and, in some cases, judgment or discipline.
Definition
Diseases are bodily illnesses or afflictions affecting individuals or communities. The supplied material refers to them under the subject of medicine.
Biblical Usage
No specific biblical appearances or theological associations are supplied for this entry.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Medicine]