Nazirite
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Against this tendency the Nazirite order and tradition was a protest.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
A good example of this was Abraham Ibn Chisdai's "Prince and Nazirite," compiled in the beginning of the thirteenth century.
From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel
These fables, like those contained in the "Prince and Nazirite," were Indian, and were in fact birth-stories of Buddha.
From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel
This is the law of the Nazirite who vows, and of his offering to Yahweh for his separation, besides that which he is able to get.
From The World English Bible (WEB): Numbers by Anonymous
This is the meaning of the institution of the Nazirite; and the offering he must bring after the expiration of his period is to atone for the sin of returning to a life of indulgence.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
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