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The 12 pages that link to Laying on of hands, each with the reason it gives.

• Apostolic successionBroader topic: In ordinations, this gesture can signify the transmission of ministry and authority.

• OrdinationRelated: Many Christian ordinations use this gesture to confer or signify ministerial authority.

• Pastoral EpistlesRelated: Second Timothy links Timothy's ministry gift with the laying on of hands.

• BarnabasRelated: Acts says the Antioch church laid hands on Barnabas and Paul before sending them out.

• Divine healingRelated: Some healing traditions use touch as a sign of prayer and divine action.

• Faith healingBroader topic: Some traditions use touch as the central act of healing prayer.

• TimothyRelated: Second Timothy associates Timothy’s gift with a laying on of hands.

• Charismatic ChristianityRelated: Charismatic Christians often use it when praying for healing or the reception of spiritual gifts.

• Holy ordersRelated: In many churches, ordaining ministers includes this gesture as a sign of blessing and authorization.

• Simon MagusRelated: In Acts, Peter and John use it when Samaritan believers receive the Holy Spirit.

• Saint TimothyRelated: The Pastoral Epistles associate Timothy’s commission with the laying on of hands.

• William M. BranhamRelated: Branham prayed for sick attendees through the familiar Pentecostal practice of laying on hands.