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A-Z: General definitions: Nazirite
Definition
A person dedicated to the service of God who made vows to abstain from alcohol, not to cut their hair and not to touch a corpse. Included Samson, Samuel and John the Baptist.
In the Old Testament, Samson was the last of the major judges who ruled Israel.
An Old Testament prophet and one of the Judges of Israel. He anointed its first two kings, Saul and David.
A prophet, described in Luke's Gospel as related to Jesus. John foretold the coming of Jesus as the Saviour of mankind, and who baptised repentant people in the River Jordan as a sign that their sins were washed away. Later executed by King Herod.
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