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==Taking the vow==

==Taking the vow==

Expressing the desire to become a nazirite was seen as sufficient to assume the vow: if one said, "May I be a Nazirite," he became a Nazirite at once.<ref>''Mishna tractate "Nazir" 1:1'' quoted in the 1906 [[Jewish Encyclopedia]]. Accessed June 25, 2007</ref> The person could specify the length of the vow; if no length was specified, this was taken to mean 30 days. They could also vow to remain a nazirite for the rest of their life. Some biblical nazirites were preordained by God while still in the womb - e.g. [[Samson]], [[Samuel]]  and [[John the Baptist]]. A father could also declare his son to be a nazirite, but the child himself, or other close family member, had the right to refuse to keep such a vow.<ref>''Mishneh Torah'' 2:14-15 at [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/i/63.htm Mechon-Mamre.org] Accessed June 25, 2007</ref>  

Expressing the desire to become a nazirite was seen as sufficient to assume the vow: if one said, "May I be a Nazirite," he became a Nazirite at once.<ref>''[[Mishnah|Mishna]] tractate "Nazir" 1:1'' quoted in the 1906 [[Jewish Encyclopedia]]. Accessed June 25, 2007</ref> The person could specify the length of the vow; if no length was specified, this was taken to mean 30 days. They could also vow to remain a nazirite for the rest of their life. Some biblical nazirites were preordained by God while still in the womb - e.g. [[Samson]], [[Samuel]]  and [[John the Baptist]]. A father could also declare his son to be a nazirite, but the child himself, or other close family member, had the right to refuse to keep such a vow.<ref>''Mishneh Torah'' 2:14-15 at [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/i/63.htm Mechon-Mamre.org] Accessed June 25, 2007</ref>  

As with other vows in Judaism, a father has the ability to annul the nazirite vow of his unmarried daughter, and a husband has the ability to annul a vow by his wife, when they first hear about it.<ref>[http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/num30.html Numbers 30]</ref>

As with other vows in Judaism, a father has the ability to annul the nazirite vow of his unmarried daughter, and a husband has the ability to annul a vow by his wife, when they first hear about it.<ref>[http://www.christiananswers.net/bible/num30.html Numbers 30]</ref>