oSee Rom. 11:36
Judges 13:5
5for behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. aNo razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be ba Nazirite to God from the womb, and he shall cbegin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”Judges 16:17
17And he told her all his heart, and said to her, d“A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.”Judges 16:19
19She made him sleep on her knees. And she called a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began eto torment him, and his strength left him.1 Samuel 1:11
11And she fvowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed glook on the affliction of your servant and hremember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, iand no razor shall touch his head.”Lamentations 4:7-8
7 Her princes were purer than snow,whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
the beauty of their form ▼
▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
was like sapphire. ▼▼Hebrew lapis lazuli
8 lNow their face is blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
1 Corinthians 11:10-15
10That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. ▼▼Or messengers, that is, people sent to observe and report
11Nevertheless, nin the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; 12for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And oall things are from God. 13Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, 15but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering.
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