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Nazirites
נָזִיר
A Nazirite was an individual who took a special vow of dedication to God, abstaining from wine, cutting hair, and avoiding corpses.
- verses
- 15
- first named
- Numbers 6:2
- last named
- Amos 2:12
Description
Nazirites in the text
A Nazirite was a person who voluntarily took a special vow of dedication to God for a specific period or for life. The regulations for the Nazirite vow are outlined in Numbers 6. During the period of the vow, a Nazirite was required to abstain from wine and all grape products (Numbers 6:3,4), refrain from cutting their hair (Numbers 6:5), and avoid contact with dead bodies, even those of close relatives (Numbers 6:6,7). If a Nazirite accidentally came into contact with a corpse, they had to undergo a purification ritual and restart their vow (Numbers 6:9-12). At the conclusion of the vow, the Nazirite would offer sacrifices, shave their consecrated hair, and burn it on the altar (Numbers 6:13-21). Samson, one of the judges of Israel, was a lifelong Nazirite from birth (Judges 13:5,7; 16:17). The prophet Amos mentions Nazirites as examples of those raised up by God, alongside prophets (Amo.2.11,12).
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Direct connections
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Stands in the same events as
- Wine2 events
- Israel1 event
- LORD1 event
- Bringing1 event
- Grain Offering1 event
- Drinking1 event
- Drink Offering1 event
- Vow1 event
- Shaving1 event
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Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 15, across 3 books. The name is written 18 times in them.
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