The Science in the Bible

Entry 46 · Section 5: Heal

Tumors and Mice

The captured Ark moves from Ashdod to Gath to Ekron as a severe affliction follows it from city to city.

Scripture: 1 Sam 5–6

EpidemiologyZoology

Illustrative reconstruction of the captured Ark entering a Philistine city amid distress and visible mice. Disease is depicted non-graphically, and unstated architectural details are illustrative.
Illustrative reconstruction of the captured Ark entering a Philistine city amid distress and visible mice. Disease is depicted non-graphically, and unstated architectural details are illustrative.

The question

Which ordinary diagnoses resemble parts of the account, and which features mark the narrated judgment as extraordinary?

Why it matters

The account's sequence is stronger evidence for its meaning than any uncertain modern disease label.

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