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Judges 13 General Notes

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This chapter begins the account of Samson. (See: Judges 13-16)

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Warning not to cut his hair

The angel of the Lord prophesied about Samson and gave instructions to Samson's mother. Samson's mother was to offer up her son under a Nazarite vow. This was a special type of vow, dedicating Samson to Yahweh. Part of this vow prohibited the cutting of the person's hair. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/vow)

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• Judges 13:01 Notes << | >>