Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5125 Parts of the body and clothing » 5180 shaving The removal of hair with a razor or other sharp implement. Both male and female Israelites allowed their hair to grow long. Barbers trimmed, but did not crop, men's hair, so giving special significance to the shaving of the head or whole body. These actions indicated shame or grief. Personal toilet Symbolic shaving Shaved head a sign of grief Job 1:20 See also Deuteronomy 21:10-14; Isaiah 15:2; Jeremiah 47:5; Jeremiah 48:36-37; Ezekiel 27:31; Amos 8:10; Micah 1:16; Jeremiah 7:29; Jeremiah 41:5 A shaved head a sign of shame 2 Samuel 10:4 pp 1 Chronicles 19:4 See also Ezra 9:3; Isaiah 7:20; Isaiah 50:6; Jeremiah 2:16; Ezekiel 7:18; 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 Shaving in ritual cleansing Leviticus 14:8-9; Numbers 8:7; Acts 21:24 Shaving as a visual aid After a period of dedication Shaving forbidden As a pagan practice Leviticus 19:27; Leviticus 21:5 See also Deuteronomy 14:1 Pagans shaved the front of their heads as a sign of mourning. God's people should have a different attitude to bereavement from those who have no hope; Ezekiel 44:20 For the sake of a Nazarite vow Numbers 6:5 See also Judges 16:17; 1 Samuel 1:11 See also
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