I believe
your question is in reference to a woman mentioned in the Gospels of
and
portions of the Gospels describe many miracles performed by Jesus Christ, including healing the
sick and impaired. As the story goes, a woman had been suffering from blood loss for twelve
years. She had seen many doctors and spent all her money on treatment, but her condition only
worsened. When she saw Jesus passing through the town, she reached forward, touched his
clothing, and was instantly healed. Jesus is said to have then turned to her and said, "By
your faith, you are healed."
The term most commonly used when
referring to this woman's ailment is "discharge," which is used throughout the Bible
to denote an emission of bodily fluids considered to be the result of something unnatural (like
an illness) and which causes spiritual impurity. It is also quite specifically used to refer to
emission of fluids of the urogenital system. This story took place in Gerasenes, which
was...
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