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Nazarite (năz`ərīt') [Heb. nazir=consecrated], in the Bible, a man dedicated to God. The Nazarite, after taking a special vow, abstained from intoxicating beverages, never cut his hair, and avoided corpses. An inadvertent breach of these rules called for purificatory rites. His vow was for a fixed term (though it could also be for life), at the end of which he was released. Samuel, the prophet, and Samson were Nazarites. The name is also spelled Nazirite. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Although there are a few parallels in Jesus' words to Nazirite practice, the conclusion that this is reason to assume that Jesus still held to Jewish custom on burial issues is not convincing. The first gloss on [LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] offers a synoptic, and somewhat cryptic, explanation for the reference to purple: "The braided hair of your Nazirites are as beautiful with mitzvot as braided purple" [LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]. Stone, in an elegant analysis of the talmudic passage Sotah 2a, examines the nature of the nazirite vows and the ordeal of the wife suspected of adultery, suggesting that both situations have something to say about the intrinsic violence of vows. |
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