Nazirite
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A nazirite or nazarite (Hebrew: נזיר, nazir "separated") was a Jew set apart and especially consecrated to God through vows of abstinence. Both men and women could take the nazirite vow; married women could take the nazirite vow with the consent of their husbands. The duration of naziriteship was voluntary, and ranged from thirty days to a lifetime.[1]
Nazirites in the Bible
- Absolom (2 Samuel 14:26)
- John the Baptist ((Luke 1:15)
- Paul (Acts 18:18; Acts 21:23-26)
- Samson (1 Sam. 1:11)
- Samuel (1 Samuel 1:9-11)
References
- ↑ Nazarite Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)