Deafness
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Exodus 4:11 Leviticus 19:14 Psalm 38:13-14 Isaiah 42:18-20 Isaiah 43:8 Isaiah 42:18-20 Isaiah 43:8 Micah 7:16
The New Testament interprets Jesus' healing of the deaf as evidence of Jesus's Messiahship ( Matthew 11:5; Luke 7:22 ). Strangely, only Mark narrated the healing of a deaf person ( Mark 7:33-35; compare Mark 9:14-29 ). Mark 9:25 attributes deafness to an evil spirit. The parallel narratives ( Matthew 17:14-19; Luke 9:37-42 ) emphasize epilectic-like fits rather than deafness.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding.
(2): ( n.) Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
Deafness . See Medicine.
