How it works
The Bible tells how Naaman was the commander of the army of Aram, a land north of Israel. He had a skin disease that would not go away, and no doctor could help.
A young servant girl from Israel told her mistress that the prophet in Samaria could make her master well. Naaman set out with a letter from his king, gifts and servants.
The prophet Elisha did not come out. He sent a servant to tell Naaman to wash seven times in the river Jordan. Naaman was angry, but his servants asked him to try the easy way.
So Naaman went under the water seven times, and his skin was clean and new. He went back to say thank you.