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	URJ - Naso, 5761
		Nazirites were people who dedicated themselves to God and were subject to certain restrictions that included not drinking grape juice or wine, not cutting their hair and not having contact with dead bodies.
		As a rule, one remained a nazirite for a set period of time, usually understood to be a minimum of 30 days (Naz.1:3) Samson, however, was to be a nazirite from birth - a non-voluntary, lifelong obligation.
		Nazirites are not allowed to cut their hair because it serves as a symbol or a constant reminder to them and to the people around them that they are dedicated to God.
	urj.org /Articles/index.cfm?id=2158&pge_prg_id=14246&pge_id=3722 (732 words)

	Nazirites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first mention of the Nazirite vow comes in the book of Numbers 6.1-21 when god instructs Moses on the rules appertaining to it.
		The purpose of the Nazirite was to separate themselves from the normal way of life in order to give themselves fully to god.
		Samson is the first nazirite to have a story in the bible, but we know there were nazirites before him because of Numbers 6.1-21.
	humwww.ucsc.edu /gweltaz/courses/israel/encyclopaedia/nazirites.htm (203 words)

	Torah Reading Commentary - Nasso
		The Nazirite was required to totally separate himself or herself from family, friends, and the community.
		Shimshon was a Nazirite from birth, therefore before he was born his mother made the commitment to observe the commandments given to the Nazirites.
		Unlike an individual that was born a Nazirite, a voluntary Nazirite shaved his or her head upon taking the vow.
	theloveofgod.proboards3.com /index.cgi?board=torah&action=print&thread=1118294578 (1093 words)

	A Reconstructionist Dvar Torah for Naso
		When the time of the vow is fulfilled, the Nazirite is released from the restrictions through a series of sacrificial rituals.
		For better or worse, the tradition seems to have sanctioned the desire on the part of some to achieve a special status, but this desire was circumscribed in ways that minimized the possibility of creating a caste of "Superjews" whose devotion might have suggested their superiority.
		The Nazirite tradition, ancient and unusual at best, eventually faded from Judaism when it was no longer possible to observe the cultic dimensions of the rites.
	www2.jrf.org /recon-dt/dt.php?id=117 (1065 words)

	Numbers 6 - The Vow of a Nazirite
		To separate himself to the Lord: The vow of the Nazirite was to express one’s special desire to draw close to God and to separate one’s self from the comforts and pleasures of this world.
		He shall separate himself from wine and similar drink: The Nazirite was forbidden to eat or drink anything from the grape vine; this was a form of self-denial connected with the idea of a special consecration to God.
		Then the Nazirite shall shave his consecrated head at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and shall take the hair from his consecrated head and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offering.
	www.enduringword.com /commentaries/0406.htm (2109 words)

	Bible Study - The Nazirite Vow
		A Nazirite (also known as Nazarite, which despite its similarity to Nazareth and Nazarene, it has no actual relation) derives from the Hebrew word pronounced naw-zeer, meaning separated, or consecrated.
		Although Samson is the first Nazirite specifically mentioned in The Bible, there are general references to Nazirites much earlier, at the time of Moses.
		While Nazirite vows in most cases were quite temporary, usually 30 to 100 days, there were also those who were Nazirites from birth to death e.g.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/20020210.htm (364 words)

	The New American Bible - IntraText
		As long as he is a nazirite he shall not eat anything of the produce of the vine; not even unripe grapes or grapeskins.
		Then at the entrance of the meeting tent the nazirite shall shave his dedicated head, collect the hair, and put it in the fire that is under the peace offering.
		After the nazirite has shaved off his dedicated hair, the priest shall take a boiled shoulder of the ram, as well as one unleavened cake and one unleavened wafer from the basket, and shall place them in the hands of the nazirite.
	www.vatican.va /archive/ENG0839/_P3K.HTM (809 words)

	JerusalemPerspective.com - John the Nazirite
		The prohibition against drinking intoxicants is one of the hallmarks of the nazirite as recorded in the Torah and rabbinic tradition.
		According to Numbers 6, a nazirite must abstain from everything that is obtained from the grapevine: he may not drink wine, wine vinegar or grape juice, he may not eat grapes fresh or dried, or even the seeds or skins of grapes.
		It happened that a certain nazirite came to me [to offer his sacrifice upon completing his term as a nazirite] from the south, and I noticed that he had beautiful eyes, was handsome and had curly locks.
	www.jerusalemperspective.com /Default.aspx?tabid=27&ArticleID=1445 (991 words)

	Practice Of Discipline (Numbers 6)
		Second, the Nazirite abstained from cutting his or her hair for the period of the vow (v 5).
		Certainly long uncut hair was a visible sign to all who saw it that its owner was a Nazirite, and keeping it uncut was an outward indication of an inward disposition or desire to honour God in a special way.
		Nazirites had to follow a series of steps to regain ritual purity, including the offering of two lambs and a ram (expensive offerings), and then restart their vow from day one (vv 9-12).
	jmm.aaa.net.au /articles/2800.htm (1425 words)

	Eyeless in Gaza
		As a life-long Nazirite, Samson was supposed to live a completely consecrated existence, an undistracted life, singular of intent, pure in purpose.
		During the time of that service, the Nazirite's dedication to his vow was indicated by certain ritual and ascetical practices.
		In addition, the hair of the Nazirite was not cut until the completion of the vow (Numbers 6.1–21).
	trushare.com /95APR03/AP03REAR.htm (713 words)

	JewishGates.Com - The Definitive Source for Talmudic Learning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The nazirite laws of this chapter pertain to a person who resolves to become a nazirite by uttering a vow to that effect or to consecrate himself in regard to any thing whatsoever.
		When the nazirite vow is taken because of a holy resolve to escape temptation and sin, it is a step at once admirable and commendable, and such a person deserves to be called "holy" (kadosh).
		When [on the seventh day of this impurity] the nazirite shaves his head, it need not be done at the entrance to the Communion Tent since that requirement only applies when he cuts his hair in a state of purity at the successful termination of the nazirite vow.
	www.jewishgates.com /file.asp?File_ID=1164 (2731 words)

	Nazirene
		Nazirites, on the other hand, are those who have taken the vow of the Nazirite, a vow of separation (Numbers 6:1-21).
		Nazirites start the vow by shaving their head and then let their hair grow long, they do not cut the hair on their head and they do not eat anything from the grape vine, and neither do they come into contact with anything that is dead.
		Nazirites are highly revered by the Father and are named with the Prophets: "I raised up some of your sons as prophets, and some of your young men as Nazirites.
	messianic.nazirene.org /nazir.htm (2300 words)

	Numbers - Chapter 6 - David Guzik's Commentaries on the Bible on StudyLight.org
		There were several remarkable Nazirites in the Bible: Samson (Judges 13:5), John the Baptist (Luke 1:15), and Paul (Acts 18:18); the vow was certainly open to women, but we have no Biblical example of a woman taking the vow, except for Manoah's wife during her pregnancy with Samson (Judges 13:4).
		The Nazirite was forbidden to eat or drink anything from the grape vine; this was a form of self-denial connected with the idea of a special consecration to God.
		The conclusion of a Nazirite vow would be a public ceremony (at the door of the tabernacle), with extensive sacrifice: One male lamb.
	www.studylight.org /com/guz/view.cgi?book=nu&chapter=006 (1169 words)

	Numbers 6 NIV :: IBS.org
		As long as he is a Nazirite, he must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.
		" 'After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair of his dedication, the priest is to place in his hands a boiled shoulder of the ram, and a cake and a wafer from the basket, both made without yeast.
		The priest shall then wave them before the LORD as a wave offering; they are holy and belong to the priest, together with the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented.
	www.ibs.org /niv/print_passagesearch.php?passage_request=numbers6&niv=yes (665 words)

	The Noahide Nazarene Way: The Nazirite Vow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The consecrated uncut hair of the Nazirite is called "nazir" in the sense of a spiritual "crown" worn by those under the Vow and is considered a living, growing sacrifice to Ha-Shem.
		Hence, among the vows of a Nazirite is celibacy.
		As Nazirites devote themselves strictly to the service of Ha-Shem, they shun all forms of personal enjoyment that might be distractions to their Vow.
	www.allfaith.com /Religions/Noahide/nazirite.html (5816 words)

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		He shall take the hair from the nazirite crown on his head, and place it on the fire that is under the peace sacrifice.
		This is the [entire] law concerning the nazirite, who has a vow obligation to bring his nazirite sacrifice to God.
		According to Talmudic tradition, the main purpose of the nazirite vow is to be a discipline against sexual temptation (Sotah 2a; Rashi) and to avoid pride (Sotah 4b).
	bible.ort.org /books/pentd2.asp?ACTION=displaypage&BOOK=4&CHAPTER=6 (1001 words)

	The Nazirite Vow
		Rabbi Sha'ul probably alludes to this circumstance in 1 Corinthians 11:10 by considering a married woman as a Nazirite for life, i.e., separated from all others, and united to her husband, to whom she is subject.
		For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
		All you have to do to become Nazirite, is simply say, "I shall be a Nazirite (specify length of time)".
	members.cox.net /heiscoming/ym02015.htm (1880 words)

	Nazarite Vow: Forum 2, Ark Educational Ministry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		NAZIRITE: person who vows for a specific period to abstain from partaking of grapes or any of its products whether intoxicating or not, cutting his hair, and touching a corpse (6:3–9).
		In the person of the Nazirite, the layman is given a status resembling that of the priest, as he now is "holy to the Lord" (Lev.
		Thus the passages on the wife suspected of adultery and the laws of the Nazirite are juxtaposed in the Bible (Num.
	www.arkedmin.org /forums/Forum2.htm (1960 words)

	JewishGates.Com - The Definitive Source for Talmudic Learning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We have already observed that the silver bowl symbolizes bread and thus, "silver bowl (ka'arat kesef)" alludes to the bread that is included in the offering that the nazirite brings on the last day of his nazirite period.
		He shall take the hair from the nazirite crown on his head and place it on the fire that is under the peace sacrifice.
		After the nazirite has shaved, the priest shall take the cooked foreleg of the ram along with one unleavened loaf and one flat matzah, and place them on the nazirite's open hands.
	www.jewishgates.com /file.asp?File_ID=1161 (544 words)

	Yifas Toar-Female Captive
		The Nazirite swore at that moment that he would shave his beautiful locks of hair for the sake of heaven.
		His reluctance to eat from the sacrifice of a defiled Nazirite was because he recognized the impetus behind a Nazirites vow.
		He undertook the Nazirite vow because he possessed the intellectual conviction to realize that the world was not his.
	www.mesora.org /yifastoar.html (2056 words)

	URJ - Print Item
		A nazirite is a person who chooses to dedicate himself to God and vows, for a specific period of time, to abstain from partaking of grapes (or any of its by-products), cutting his hair, and coming into contact with a dead body.
		Bachya felt that the nazirite served as a role model for leading a life of moderation and self-discipline.
		He suggested that the Torah used the example of the nazirite as a warning against extreme behavior of withdrawal or self-denial that separates people from the community.
	urj.org /PrintItem/index.cfm?id=2126&type=Articles (848 words)

	Covenant and Conversation - Two Types of Hero
		In relation to the biblical text, the argument turned on the fact that when the nazirite’s period of self imposed restraint came to an end, he was commanded to bring a sin offering (Num.
		The nazirite has chosen, at least for a period, to adopt a life of extreme self-denial.
		Hence, while from a personal perspective the nazirite is a saint, from a societal perspective he is, at least figuratively, a “sinner” who has to be bring an atonement offering.
	www.ou.org /index.php/ou/print_this/7069 (1273 words)

	Good News Bible Reading Program > June 9, 2002
		Nazirites neither drank wine or strong drink, and stayed away from grapes altogether for the duration of the vow.
		Interestingly, since "Nazirite" means "separated one," Christ and all Christians are Nazirites in a spiritual sense—our lives being consecrated to God.
		The Nazirite vow is one of a number of Old Testament actions or rites that can be viewed as parallels to the Christian's commitment to God at baptism.
	www.ucg.org /brp/brp.asp?get=daily&day=9&month=June&year=2002&Layout= (696 words)

	A Brief Consideration of the Nazirite and Separation as defined in Numbers chapter 6
		The Nazirite was separated to God at every moment of the day whereas the separation of the High priest was specially applicable when He stood to minister to the Lord in the Tabernacle when he had the mark of separation placed upon his head.
		The Nazirite vow was one that had to have lasted a considerable time else the hair wouldn’t have had opportunity to grow and be seen to be representative of the vow.
		Hannah dedicated her firstborn son to the Lord so that he would be a Nazirite all the days of his life (notice the phrase ‘...no razor shall touch his head’ which, at least, is ‘part’ of the consecration of a Nazirite).
	home.clara.net /arlev/lev054.htm (5072 words)

	Crosswalk.com - Bible Pathways 02/14/2003
		The Nazirite vow committed an individual to a life set apart to God for a specific period of time or even for life.
		During the period of consecration, the Nazirite is holy to the LORD (Numbers 6:2-8).
		The Nazirite's separation unto God was expressed in several ways including abstinence from grape juice and eating fresh grapes or raisins, representative of physical satisfaction, and by refusing to be defiled with the dead, representative of spiritual deadness (vss 6-12).
	www.crosswalk.com /faith/devotionals/biblepathways/1184776.html (537 words)

	Torah Attitude
		Through the juxtaposition of the Nazirite and the Sotah the Torah teaches us how to listen to our messages and to take appropriate action to help us fulfill our oath to be righteous and not to be wicked.
		The Nazirite must abstain from drinking wine and cutting his hair for at least 30 days and may not come into contact with any dead person during this period.
		Much has been said to explain the juxtaposition between the portions of the Nazirite and the Sotah, as it seems difficult to understand why the person who happens to be in the Temple, at the time when the Sotah is being dealt with, would be more obligated than anyone else to become a Nazirite.
	www.shemayisrael.co.il /parsha/kahn/archives/nasso66.htm (1538 words)

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