Leviticus 13:17

And the priest shall see him,.... Review him, and examine him thoroughly:

and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; the raw flesh in the swelling, which looked red, is become white:

then…

The disease here indicated appears to be that now known as Lepra commonis, the common White Leprosy, or Dry Tetter. It first shows itself in reddish pimples, the surface of which becomes white and…

I. Concerning the plague of leprosy we may observe in general, 1. That it was rather an uncleanness than a disease; or, at least, so the law considered it, and therefore employed not the physicians…

The case when the whole body is turned white(12 17)

A form of skin disease which is not infectious seems to be here indicated. A white efflorescence spreads over the whole body, which after a time…