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Gehazi, Geichazi, or Giezi (Douay-Rheims) (Hebrew: ; Tiberian: (unicode:Gêḥăzî); Standard: (unicode:Geẖazi); "valley of vision") is a figure found in the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. He was Elisha's servant. He appears in connection with the history of the Shunammite〔; 〕 and of Naaman the Syrian. On this latter occasion, Gehazi, overcome with avarice, obtained in the prophet's name two talents of silver and two changes of garments from Naaman. Consequently, he was guilty of duplicity and dishonesty of conduct, causing Elisha to denounce his crime with righteous sternness, and pass on him the terrible doom that "the leprosy of Naaman would cleave to him and his descendants for ever". After Elisha cursed Gehazi, Gehazi became leprous "as white as snow" (2 Kings 5.27). Later,〔Fausset, Andrew R. "Entry for 'Gehazi'". "Fausset Bible Dictionary". In Rabbinic Literature, Gehazi is identified as one of four commoners who forfeited his share in Olam haba, the afterlife, because of his wickedness, especially in the presence of an upstanding example such as Elisha, and his consistent refusal to repent.〔Babylonian Talmud ''Sanhedrin'' 90a, 107b〕 He is the ostensible subject of Rudyard Kipling's poem ''Gehazi'', thought to be aimed at Rufus Isaacs, a member of the British Liberal government at the time the poem was composed.〔''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', article on Rufus Isaacs〕 Two meanings for the name "Gehazi" have been suggested: "valley of vision" or "valley of avarice."〔Anchor Bible Dictionary Vol. 2, pg. 926〕 ==Notes== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gehazi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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