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Gehazi
valley of sight
גֵּיחֲזִי ge.cha.zi
Gehazi (Hebrew: גֵּיחֲזִי, ge.cha.zi) means “valley of sight”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 12 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Athaliah.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Gehazi
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At a glance
- Verses
- 12 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 2 Kings 4:12 |
| Last appears | 2 Kings 8:5 |
| Cross-references | 237 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Shunammites co-occurrence Appears with Shunammites in 2 Kings 4.
- Elisha co-occurrence Appears with Elisha in 2 Kings 8.
- Naaman co-occurrence Appears with Naaman in 2 Kings 5.
- Ben-hadad co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Ben-hadad.
- Jehoram co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Jehoram.
- Omri co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Omri.
- Athaliah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Athaliah.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.4.12
§ Gehazi = "valley of vision"
the servant of Elisha
Gehazi, the servant of the prophet Elisha, was punished with leprosy for his greed and deceit in the matter of Naaman's healing.
The biblical story
Gehazi was the servant of the prophet Elisha, as recorded in 2 Kings 4-5 and 8. He first appears in the story of the Shunammite woman, where he is sent by Elisha to lay the prophet's staff on the face of the woman's dead son (2Ki.4.29-31). Later, when Naaman, a Syrian commander, comes to Elisha to be healed of his leprosy, Gehazi witnesses the miracle and Naaman's offer of a reward, which Elisha refuses (2Ki.5.15-16). However, Gehazi, driven by greed, pursues Naaman and deceitfully asks for a talent of silver and two changes of clothing, claiming that Elisha had sent him (2Ki.5.20-24). When confronted by Elisha, Gehazi lies about his actions (2Ki.5.25). As a consequence of his greed and deceit, Elisha declares that Naaman's leprosy will cling to Gehazi and his descendants forever (2Ki.5.26-27). In 2Ki.8.4-5, Gehazi is seen recounting Elisha's great deeds to the king of Israel, suggesting that he may have later repented and served as a witness to Elisha's ministry, despite his past failings.
Key verses
Gehazi appears in 12 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
2 Kings 4:12 -
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
2 Kings 4:14 -
So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
2 Kings 4:25 -
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
2 Kings 4:27 -
Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
2 Kings 4:29
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2 Kings (12)
- 2 Kings 4:12
- 2 Kings 4:14
- 2 Kings 4:25
- 2 Kings 4:27
- 2 Kings 4:29
- 2 Kings 4:31
- 2 Kings 4:36
- 2 Kings 5:20
- 2 Kings 5:21
- 2 Kings 5:25
- 2 Kings 8:4
- 2 Kings 8:5